Overview
This report details a significant vulnerability found in the NVIDIA NeMo Framework affecting all platforms. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-23314, resides within the Natural Language Processing (NLP) component and is susceptible to a code injection attack. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized code execution, privilege escalation, data disclosure, and data tampering, posing a severe threat to data integrity and confidentiality.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-23314
Severity: High – CVSS Score 7.8
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, data tampering
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Product | Affected Versions
NVIDIA NeMo Framework | All versions
How the Exploit Works
A malicious actor could manipulate data input to the NLP component of the NVIDIA NeMo Framework. By carefully crafting this data, the attacker can inject malicious code that gets executed within the application context. This code execution could lead to privilege escalation, allowing the attacker to perform tasks beyond their access level. Additionally, the exploit could enable information disclosure, leading to data leakage, and allow data tampering, compromising the integrity of the affected system.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual code example of how this vulnerability might be exploited:
POST /NLP/process HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "data": "regular_input; malicious_code_here;" }
In the above example, the malicious actor sends a POST request containing regular input data followed by their malicious code. Since the NLP component does not properly validate or sanitize the input, the malicious code gets executed.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, it is advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could offer temporary protection against potential exploitation. These systems should be configured to detect and block suspicious activities potentially related to this vulnerability.