Heap overflow in NVIDIA DALI may allow code execution
CVE-2026-24180 Published on June 9, 2026
NVIDIA DALI contains a vulnerability in a component where an attacker could cause a heap-based buffer overflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-24180 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and a 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
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().