Overview
The cybersecurity community has recently identified a severe vulnerability, CVE-2025-23348, in NVIDIA’s Megatron-LM for all platforms. This flaw could potentially enable a malicious attacker to inject code and execute it, escalating privileges, disclosing sensitive information, and tampering with data. This vulnerability profoundly affects institutions and individuals using the NVIDIA Megatron-LM, as it poses the risk of system compromise and data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-23348
Severity: High – 7.8 (CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: A successful exploit may lead to unauthorized code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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Product | Affected Versions
NVIDIA Megatron-LM | All versions
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability resides within the pretrain_gpt script of NVIDIA’s Megatron-LM. An attacker, by crafting malicious data, can cause a code injection issue. The platform does not properly sanitize the input data, which may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code. This exploit could lead to an escalation of privileges, giving the attacker access to sensitive information or allowing them to tamper with data.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:
POST /pretrain_gpt/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "'; DROP TABLE users; --" }In this scenario, the attacker sends a malicious JSON payload to the server. If the payload is not properly sanitized, the injected code could be executed, leading to potential data loss or unauthorized access.
Mitigation
The immediate remedy for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-provided patch. In case the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can detect and block malicious attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Users are urged to apply the patch as soon as possible to avoid potential security threats.
