CVE-2026-65083
Sandbox API flaw in NVIDIA OpenShell (Linux) enabling code execution and privilege escalation
Is CVE-2026-65083 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-65083 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-65083?
CVE-2026-65083 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-65083?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65083, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-65083 affect?
CVE-2026-65083 affects NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux, Linux hosts running OpenShell sandboxing. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-65083?
Restrict or disable OpenShell, isolate affected hosts, apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Sandbox provisioning API flaw lets local/untrusted processes perform code execution, privilege escalation, data disclosure/tampering, and DoS.
Immediate action required
- affected0 to 0.0.33
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.