Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NVIDIA Megatron-LM
CVE-2026-65180

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Megatron-lm
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-65180?

NVIDIA Megatron-LM is susceptible to a vulnerability during the checkpoint loading process, which allows an attacker to execute malicious code by persuading a user to load a crafted file. This scenario can potentially lead to unauthorized code execution, privilege escalation, and compromise of sensitive information, along with the risk of data manipulation.

Affected Version(s)

Megatron-LM All platforms 0 to 16.9

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65180
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65180
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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