CVE-2025-23266

CRITICAL

NVIDIA Container Toolkit < 1.17.8 - Untrusted Search Path via Container Initialization Hooks

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 5 public exploits for CVE-2025-23266. PoCs published by jpts, mrk336, r0binak.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2025-23266, a vulnerability in NVIDIA's AI software, by leveraging a constructor function to execute arbitrary code during library loading. It writes system information to a file named '/hacked' as a demonstration of the exploit's effectiveness.

Description

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in some hooks used to initialize the container, where an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, information disclosure, and denial of service.

Exploits (5)

nomisec WORKING POC 13 stars
by jpts · poc
https://github.com/jpts/cve-2025-23266-poc

This PoC exploits CVE-2025-23266, a vulnerability in NVIDIA's AI software, by leveraging a constructor function to execute arbitrary code during library loading. It writes system information to a file named '/hacked' as a demonstration of the exploit's effectiveness.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NVIDIA AI software (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker environment with NVIDIA runtime · Access to the target system to run the Docker container
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WRITEUP 2 stars
by mrk336 · poc
https://github.com/mrk336/CVE-2025-23266

The repository describes a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-23266) in FastAPI's `parse_request()` function, allowing remote code execution via crafted HTTP headers. The writeup outlines the exploit flow, mitigation steps, and monitoring recommendations but does not include actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: FastAPI v2.4.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running FastAPI v2.4.3 on Ubuntu 22.04 · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by r0binak · poc
https://github.com/r0binak/CVE-2025-23266

This PoC exploits CVE-2025-23266 in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit by leveraging a shared library (evil.so) to escape container network namespaces and establish a reverse shell. The exploit uses LD_PRELOAD to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NVIDIA Container Toolkit (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a container with the vulnerable NVIDIA Container Toolkit · Ability to load a shared library (LD_PRELOAD)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Mindasy · poc
https://github.com/Mindasy/cve-2025-23266-migration-bypass

This PoC exploits CVE-2025-23266 by using a shared library (poc.so) with a constructor payload to copy a flag file from the host to a Docker container's mounted directory. It demonstrates a migration bypass vulnerability likely related to container escape or privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Docker (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to load a shared library in the target environment · Docker container with mounted directory access
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WRITEUP
by ForeverLX · poc
https://github.com/ForeverLX/security-research

This repository contains a detailed technical analysis of container boundary vulnerabilities, specifically focusing on CVE-2025-23266 in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit. It includes research methodology, findings, and MITRE ATT&CK mappings, but no functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: NVIDIA Container Toolkit
No auth needed
Prerequisites: rootless Podman with runc · NVIDIA Container Toolkit
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 13, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.0
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 37.8%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-426
Status published
Products (6)
NVIDIA/Container Toolkit NVIDIA Container Toolkit All versions up to and including 1.17.7 (CDI mode only for versions prior t
NVIDIA/Container Toolkit NVIDIA GPU Operator All versions up to and including 25.3.0 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 25.
NVIDIA/gpu-operator 0 - 25.3.2Go
NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin 0 - 0.17.3Go
NVIDIA/mig-parted 0 - 0.12.2Go
NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit 0 - 1.17.8Go
Published Jul 17, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026