Local code execution via SB3 configuration eval
Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2025
Code injection in NVIDIA Isaac Lab before 2.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a crafted SB3 YAML configuration. The process_sb3_cfg function passes string values from sb3_ppo_cfg.yaml to Python eval(), allowing configuration content to run as code rather than limiting it to approved torch.nn symbols. The attacker must supply or modify a configuration parsed by Isaac Lab; code runs with the process's privileges and can read or alter its data or crash the job.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in NVIDIA Isaac Lab before 2.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a crafted SB3 YAML configuration. The process_sb3_cfg function passes string values from sb3_ppo_cfg.yaml to Python eval(), allowing configuration content to run as code rather than limiting it to approved torch.nn symbols. The attacker must supply or modify a configuration parsed by Isaac Lab; code runs with the process's privileges and can read or alter its data or crash the job.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-23356
- Published
- Oct 14, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2025
- Vendor
- DPDK Project
- Product
- Isaac Lab
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1059.006
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to v2.2.1
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