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CVE-2026-65131

MEDIUM 6

Published 2026-10-13 · Last modified 2026-10-13

NVIDIA NVSentinel for Linux contains a vulnerability in the platform-connectors component, where the gRPC health-event interface, exposed over a world-writable Unix domain socket, lacks authentication. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 3rd percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

6CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

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Affected

Vendors Nvidia

Products Nvsentinel

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS vector

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

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • MEDIUM 6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Technical & other

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS