Critical Authentication

CVE-2026-65113 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials in NVIDIA Infra Controller

NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause use of hard-coded credentials. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Published Sep 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: nvidia

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.7% (30-day exploitation probability)+8
Technical severity (critical)+10
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.67%

ahead of 51% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

NVIDIA

Infra Controller and 1 more

CVSS base

9.8

Critical · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (NVIDIA Infra Controller, NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (authentication), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
NVIDIA	Infra Controller	< 2.0.0	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
NVIDIA	Infrastructure Controller	version 0 to 1.9	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
9.8	CVSS 3.1	Critical	3.9	5.9	psirt@nvidia.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.8	CVSS 3.1	Critical	—	—	nvidia via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: psirt@nvidia.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Review authentication logs: logins without MFA, anomalous sessions and recently created accounts.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSauthentication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · nvidia/infrastructure controller
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 15, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 15, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 9.8
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Sep 22, 2026 · nvidia

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026

References

3 on the record

github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879
Patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65113
US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.cve.org/CVERecord
Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

NVIDIA
every CVE for this vendor

Authentication
same class

CWE-798
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-65127 NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker… 24d
High CVE-2026-65128 SQL Injection in NVIDIA Infra Controller 24d
High CVE-2026-65129 Improper Certificate Validation in NVIDIA Infra Controller 24d
Critical CVE-2026-65130 OS Command Injection in NVIDIA Infra Controller 24d
High CVE-2026-65117 Use of Hard-coded Password in NVIDIA Infra Controller 24d
Critical CVE-2026-65118 Improper Certificate Validation in NVIDIA Infra Controller 24d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-65113 is "Use of Hard-coded Credentials in NVIDIA Infra Controller", rated Critical. It affects Infra Controller (NVIDIA); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.67% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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