{"id":83128,"date":"2025-10-19T00:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-25T10:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:24:49","slug":"cve-2025-23304-nvidia-nemo-library-vulnerability-allows-remote-code-execution-via-maliciously-crafted-metadata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23304-nvidia-nemo-library-vulnerability-allows-remote-code-execution-via-maliciously-crafted-metadata\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-23304: NVIDIA NeMo Library Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via Maliciously Crafted Metadata<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity community is currently addressing a severe vulnerability found in the NVIDIA NeMo library, which has the potential to impact all platforms. The library, commonly used for tasks related to machine learning and deep learning, has a flaw within its model loading component. This flaw could enable an attacker to inject <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90787\">code by loading .nemo files<\/a> with carefully constructed malicious metadata. Given the widespread use of NVIDIA&#8217;s technology, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59340-jinjava-template-engine-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90393\">vulnerability carries significant potential<\/a> for damage, highlighting the need for immediate attention and resolution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-23304<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: .nemo file with maliciously crafted metadata<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required (User needs to load malicious .nemo file)<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58045-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dataease\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90344\">Remote code execution<\/a> and data tampering leading to potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2565611116\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA NeMo Library | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploits this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54709-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-uxper-sala\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90471\">vulnerability by creating a .nemo file<\/a> with maliciously crafted metadata. When this file is loaded into the NVIDIA NeMo library&#8217;s model loading component, it triggers the vulnerability, allowing the attacker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90435\">code to be executed<\/a>. The specific nature of the metadata manipulation needed to exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40690-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-online-fire-reporting-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90229\">vulnerability is not detailed in the CVE report<\/a>, but it is fair to assume that it involves exploiting some form of buffer overflow or similar memory corruption error within the model loading component&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2932455400\" 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>Though the specific code to exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40689-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-s-online-fire-reporting-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90230\">vulnerability is not provided in the CVE report<\/a>, below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents a .nemo file with malicious metadata.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode for a malicious .nemo file\nmalicious_metadata = {\n&#039;model_name&#039;: &#039;standard_model&#039;,\n&#039;model_version&#039;: &#039;1.0&#039;,\n&#039;model_description&#039;: &#039;inject_code();&#039;,  # Malicious code injection\n}\n# Create .nemo file with malicious_metadata\ncreate_nemo_file(&#039;malicious.nemo&#039;, malicious_metadata)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This pseudocode demonstrates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49302-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-scott-paterson-s-easy-stripe\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91465\">injection of malicious code<\/a> into the model&#8217;s metadata. When this malicious .nemo file is loaded by the NVIDIA NeMo library, the code <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-56413-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-1panel-2-0-8\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90225\">injection vulnerability<\/a> would be triggered, leading to remote code execution and potentially data tampering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Countermeasures and Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90579\">NVIDIA NeMo library<\/a> should take immediate steps to mitigate the impact of this vulnerability. The primary recommended action is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, users can employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability. These temporary measures can help protect systems against this high-severity threat until a permanent fix is implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity community is currently addressing a severe vulnerability found in the NVIDIA NeMo library, which has the potential to impact all platforms. The library, commonly used for tasks related to machine learning and deep learning, has a flaw within its model loading component. This flaw could enable an attacker to inject code by [&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":[84],"attack_vector":[86,78,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-83128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-nvidia","product-nemo-framework","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-injection","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83128","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=83128"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84597,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83128\/revisions\/84597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=83128"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=83128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}