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CVE-2026-65084: NVIDIA Nemoclaw: Privilege escalation
CVE-2026-65084 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects NVIDIA Nemoclaw. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
NVIDIA NemoClaw for Linux contains a vulnerability in its deployment process, where an attacker could cause improper certificate validation. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, code execution, and escalation of privileges.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
Affected products
- NVIDIA Nemoclaw: 0.0.1