Remote RCE and full container/host compromise in NVIDIA AIStore used across AI infrastructure; high-impact for organizations running AI workloads on Kubernetes.
CVE-2026-65162
Remote RCE and privilege escalation via NVIDIA AIStore legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec.
Is CVE-2026-65162 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-65162 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 0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-65162?
CVE-2026-65162 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. 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-2026-65162?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65162, 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-2026-65162 affect?
CVE-2026-65162 affects NVIDIA AIStore for Linux (legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec init API). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-65162?
Inventory AIStore, disable legacy ETL API or restrict hostNamespace/container privileges; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution, privilege escalation to host, data disclosure/tampering, and DoS via crafted Kubernetes PodSpec parameters.
Immediate action required
- affected0 to 4.9
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.