What is CVE-2026-24176?

CVE-2026-24176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Kai Scheduler, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-24176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nvidia Kai Scheduler

CVE-2026-24176

NVIDIA KAI Scheduler contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause improper authorization through cross-namespace pod references. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (9.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Kai Scheduler — versions All versions prior to 0.13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24176
www.cve.org/CVERecord
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5818

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24176?: CVE-2026-24176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Kai Scheduler, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-24176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.