Memory Leak in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server Causes DoS
CVE-2026-47482 Published on July 14, 2026
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker can cause missing release of memory after effective lifetime. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47482 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Leak Vulnerability?
The software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is often triggered by improper handling of malformed data or unexpectedly interrupted sessions. In some languages, developers are responsible for tracking memory allocation and releasing the memory. If there are no more pointers or references to the memory, then it can no longer be tracked and identified for release.
CVE-2026-47482 has been classified to as a Memory Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47482
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server:- Before and including 26.04 is affected.