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CVE-2026-65118

CVE-2026-65118CRITICAL

NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause improper certificate validation.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .0023   12.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product                    Versions    Fixed
  Infrastructure Controller  0 to 1.9 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 21  Reserved by nvidia
  Sep 22  Published (CNA: nvidia)
  Sep 29  RESCORED — CVE-2026-65118 (NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller). CVSS 7.5 → 9.8 (NVD).

CWE-295 · CNA: nvidia · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause improper certificate validation. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 21, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by nvidia
September 22, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: nvidia)
September 29, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-65118 (NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller). CVSS 7.5 → 9.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
NVIDIA	Infrastructure Controller	—	0 to 1.9	—

Weaknesses

CWE-295

References (3)

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879 [Patch]
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65118 [US Government Resource]
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65118 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-65118 at cve.org

Vendors: nvidia

Weaknesses: CWE-295

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