Description
NVIDIA Megatron-LM contains a vulnerability in checkpoint loading where an Attacker may cause an RCE by convincing a user to load a maliciously crafted file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- low
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-502
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- NVIDIA
- Published
- 3/24/2026
- Last Modified
- 3/25/2026
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
nvidia : megatron-lm
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