NVIDIA MegatronLM RCE via Malicious Checkpoint File
CVE-2026-65180 Published on October 13, 2026

NVIDIA Megatron-LM contains a vulnerability in checkpoint loading where an Attacker may cause an RCE by convincing a user to load a maliciously crafted file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-65180 is exploitable 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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?

The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

CVE-2026-65180 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-65180

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Affected Versions

NVIDIA Megatron-LM Version 0 to 16.9 is affected by CVE-2026-65180