VDB-395237 · CVE-2026-65093 · GCVE-0-2026-65093

NVIDIA OpenShell privileges management

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9.9	$0-$5k	0.31+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA OpenShell and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-65093. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in NVIDIA OpenShell (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a sandbox escape. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-65093 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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 08/25/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

OpenShell

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.9
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.9
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

07/21/2026 CVE reserved
08/25/2026 +35 days Advisory disclosed
08/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-65093 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-395237

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2026 22:34
Changes: 08/25/2026 22:34 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103