{"id":36156,"date":"2025-05-07T23:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T23:38:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-03T04:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:05:59","slug":"cve-2025-23254-nvidia-tensorrt-llm-python-executor-data-validation-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23254-nvidia-tensorrt-llm-python-executor-data-validation-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-23254: NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM Python Executor Data Validation Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been identified in NVIDIA&#8217;s TensorRT-LLM platform, specifically affecting its python executor. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-23254, presents a significant risk to businesses and individuals utilizing NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39470-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-thimpress-ivy-school-leading-to-php-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40903\">vulnerability enables an attacker with local<\/a> access to the TRTLLM server to exploit a data validation flaw, leading to potential compromise of the system and potential data leakage.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1290-high-severity-race-condition-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-kernel-5-4-on-chromeos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41790\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> cannot be understated. As it may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46616-arbitrary-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-quantum-stornext-web-gui-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40884\">code execution<\/a>, information disclosure, and data tampering, it poses a serious threat to the integrity of systems and data. Therefore, swift action is needed to mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2025-23254.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-23254<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4372-webaudio-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-a-potential-gateway-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43773\">System compromise<\/a>, information disclosure, and data tampering<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3549868114\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43865-critical-spoofing-vulnerability-in-react-router-prior-to-version-7-5-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41490\">versions prior<\/a> to the patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43859-critical-vulnerability-in-h11-python-http-1-1-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40874\">vulnerability lies in the Python<\/a> executor of NVIDIA&#8217;s TensorRT-LLM. An attacker with local access can trigger a data validation issue, causing the system to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-20654-microsoft-odbc-driver-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-a-high-level-threat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41340\">execute malicious code<\/a> or disclose sensitive information. This is likely due to a flaw in how the Python executor handles certain types of data or requests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-40367-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40956\">allowing unexpected and potentially<\/a> harmful input to be processed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2807570161\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23394-critical-unix-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-in-opensuse-tumbleweed-cyrus-imapd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78141\">following is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Connect to local TRTLLM server\nconnection = connect_to_trtllm_server()\n# Craft malicious payload\nmalicious_payload = create_malicious_payload()\n# Send the payload to the Python executor\nresponse = connection.send_payload_to_python_executor(malicious_payload)\n# If the exploit is successful, the response will contain sensitive data or grant control of the system\nif exploit_successful(response):\nprint(&quot;Exploit successful!&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `connect_to_trtllm_server()`, `create_malicious_payload()`, and `exploit_successful()` are placeholders for functions that an attacker might use to connect to the server, craft a malicious payload, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1411-exploitation-of-unnecessary-privileges-in-ibm-security-verify-directory-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78140\">verify the success of the exploit<\/a>, respectively. This is a hypothetical example and does not represent an actual exploit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43922-unprivileged-local-user-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-filewave-windows-client\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41435\">NVIDIA&#8217;s TensorRT-LLM<\/a> should immediately apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to mitigate the vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. However, these are not long-term solutions and the vendor&#8217;s patch should be applied as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been identified in NVIDIA&#8217;s TensorRT-LLM platform, specifically affecting its python executor. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-23254, presents a significant risk to businesses and individuals utilizing NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM. The vulnerability enables an attacker with local access to the TRTLLM server to exploit a data validation flaw, leading to potential compromise of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[83],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-36156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-nvidia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36156"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70512,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36156\/revisions\/70512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=36156"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=36156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}