What is CVE-2025-23267?

CVE-2025-23267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Container Toolkit, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2025-23267?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-23267 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nvidia Container Toolkit

CVE-2025-23267

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the update-ldcache hook, where an attacker could cause a link following by using a specially crafted container image. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might l…

EPSS: 0.007 (47.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Container Toolkit — versions NVIDIA Container Toolkit All versions up to and including 1.17.7 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 1.17.5), NVIDIA GPU Operator All versions up to and including 25.3.0 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 25.3.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23267?: CVE-2025-23267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Container Toolkit, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-23267?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23267 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.