---
id: CVE-2026-65121
title: >-
  NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an 
  attacker could cause an improper authentication issue
summary: >-
  NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an 
  attacker could cause an improper authentication issue. A successful exploit of
  this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, information
  disclosur…
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: nvidia
product: infra_controller
affected:
  - infra_controller < 2.0.0
patched:
  - infra_controller 2.0.0
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T18:50:44.790'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65121'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65121'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65121'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00418
epssPercentile: 0.35974
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T15:27:31.252287Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T15:05:01.096Z'
---

## Overview

NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an  attacker could cause an improper authentication issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

## Affected

- `infra_controller < 2.0.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `infra_controller 2.0.0`