NVIDIA Megatron-LM script injection enables privilege escalation
CVE-2026-24149 Published on February 3, 2026
NVIDIA Megatron-LM for all platforms contains a vulnerability in a script, where malicious data created by an attacker may cause a code injection issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-24149 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2026-24149 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-24149
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA Megatron-LM:- Before 0.14.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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