NVIDIA AIStore AuthN hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NVIDIA AIStore. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AuthN. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-33186. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NVIDIA AIStore (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component AuthN. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA AIStore contains a vulnerability in AuthN. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-33186 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 298256 (NVIDIA AIStore AuthN Default Credentials (CVE-2025-33186)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (298256) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1675). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
  • HCL Commerce
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • IBM DB2

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 298256
Nessus Name: NVIDIA AIStore AuthN Default Credentials (CVE-2025-33186)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
11/11/2025 +210 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/07/2026 +88 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-33186 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331921
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1675 - IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 18:57
Updated: 02/07/2026 05:01
Changes: 11/11/2025 18:57 (60), 01/23/2026 15:33 (7), 02/07/2026 05:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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