What is CVE-2026-24208?

CVE-2026-24208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-24208?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-24208

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a path traversal issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-05-20 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server — versions 0
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24208 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.cve.org/CVERecord (Third Party Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5828 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24208?: CVE-2026-24208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-24208?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.