Overview
The cybersecurity community has identified a critical vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-23310, within NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for both Windows and Linux ecosystems. This vulnerability, if exploited, could potentially lead to a full system compromise, denial of service, data leakage, and data tampering. NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server is widely used in machine learning workflows, and as such, a successful exploit could have significant implications on the AI industry and related sectors.
The severity of this vulnerability underscores the need for immediate attention. Its high CVSS score (9.8 out of 10) indicates that the potential impact on affected systems is extensive, with the possibility of remote code execution being particularly concerning. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of CVE-2025-23310, its implications, and the steps required to mitigate its effects.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-23310
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Remote code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering
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Product | Affected Versions
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server | All versions prior to the patch
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability resides in the input validation of NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server. An attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted inputs to the server, causing a stack buffer overflow. This overflow can then be manipulated by the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host system, effectively giving them control of the system. Additionally, the exploit could lead to a denial of service, causing the server to crash, or be used for information disclosure, potentially revealing sensitive data.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a
conceptual
example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is represented as a malicious HTTP POST request.
POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{
"malicious_payload": "buffer_overflow_string"
}In this example, “buffer_overflow_string” represents a specially crafted string that causes a buffer overflow in the target system. Please note that this is a simplified representation and actual exploitation would require more complex manipulation of the overflow.
Recommended Mitigation
The most straightforward mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. NVIDIA has released a patch addressing CVE-2025-23310, and all users of the Triton Inference Server are strongly advised to update their systems immediately.
As a temporary measure, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to monitor and potentially block malicious traffic exploiting this vulnerability. However, this should not replace the need for applying the vendor’s patch, as these systems might not catch all instances of attempted exploitation.