CVE-2025-23304Public exploit

Code execution via unsanitized Hydra target metadata

Published Aug 13, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Code injection in NVIDIA NeMo Framework before 2.3.2 allows local users to execute code through crafted .nemo model metadata. The restore_from and from_pretrained paths pass unsanitized model_config.yaml target values to hydra.utils.instantiate, which imports and instantiates attacker-selected objects. Low-privileged local access is required, and injected code runs with the loading process's permissions, enabling data tampering.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.05%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in NVIDIA NeMo Framework before 2.3.2 allows local users to execute code through crafted .nemo model metadata. The restore_from and from_pretrained paths pass unsanitized model_config.yaml target values to hydra.utils.instantiate, which imports and instantiates attacker-selected objects. Low-privileged local access is required, and injected code runs with the loading process's permissions, enabling data tampering.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23304
Published
Aug 13, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
NVIDIA NeMo Framework
Classifications
CWE-22, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 2.3.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DPDK Project · NVIDIA NeMo Frameworkversion=All versions prior to 2.3.2

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVIDIACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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