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CRITICAL

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains an Untrusted Search Path

Published July 17, 2025Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in some hooks used to initialize the container, where an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, information disclosure, and denial of service.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published July 17, 2025 (452 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 419 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin to 0.17.3 or later
go get github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin@v0.17.3
Go
Update github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted to 0.12.2 or later
go get github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted@v0.12.2
Go
Update github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator to 25.3.2 or later
go get github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator@v25.3.2
Go
Update github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit to 1.17.8 or later
go get github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit@v1.17.8

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (4).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin
go
All versions0.17.3
github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted
go
All versions0.12.2
github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator
go
All versions25.3.2
github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit
go
All versions1.17.8

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-23266?
NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains an Untrusted Search Path This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-23266?
CVE-2025-23266 affects github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin, github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted and github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (and 1 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-23266 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-vmg3-7v43-9g23
GO-2025-3992

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