Triton Inference ServerApplication · Nvidia

CVE-2026-24207

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 26.03 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an authentication bypass. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access. Successful exploitation may result in code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.

MitigationApply NVIDIA's security patch for Triton Inference Server when available, and enforce network segmentation to limit exposure of the inference server to untrusted networks.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Triton Inference ServerApplication
Affected:< 26.03

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Triton Inference Server version
    Run the command to display the Triton Inference Server version (typically 'tritonserver --version' or check the Docker image tag if running in containers)
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 26.03
  2. Verify service network exposure
    Inspect network configuration or firewall rules to determine if Triton Inference Server is listening on interfaces accessible from untrusted networks
    Affected if The service is reachable from networks outside the trusted environment
  3. Confirm authentication is enabled
    Review Triton Inference Server configuration files and startup parameters for authentication settings (such as 'auth-enabled' or similar flags)
    Affected if Authentication is disabled or not properly enforced on the inference endpoint
  4. Check for exposed management interfaces
    Inspect running service ports and protocols to identify if gRPC or HTTP endpoints are exposed without authentication controls
    Affected if Management or inference endpoints are accessible without credentials

The environment is affected if Triton Inference Server version is below 26.03 AND the service is network-accessible from untrusted contexts without proper authentication enforcement.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 26.03 or later
Fixed in 26.03
Interim mitigation

Apply NVIDIA's security patch for Triton Inference Server when available, and enforce network segmentation to limit exposure of the inference server to untrusted networks.

Recommended fix High confidence

26.03

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Triton Inference Server by running `tritonserver --version` or checking the Docker image tag
  2. 2. Stop any running Triton Inference Server instances
  3. 3. Upgrade to Triton Inference Server version 26.03 or later. For Docker: pull the new image with `docker pull nvcr.io/nvidia/tritonserver:<version>-py3` where version is 26.03 or newer
  4. 4. For native installation, follow NVIDIA's installation guide for your package manager (pip, apt, yum) to install the updated package
  5. 5. Restart Triton Inference Server with the updated version
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version with `tritonserver --version`

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Triton Inference Server Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,760
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