CVE-2026-24270
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 · uneditedNVIDIA AIStore framework contains a vulnerability where an attacker could bypass authentication. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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 confidenceNVIDIA AIStore framework contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to circumvent authentication mechanisms. This critical flaw enables potential denial of service attacks, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering operations.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if NVIDIA AIStore is runningCheck for AIStore processes or containers running on the system. Look for processes named 'aisnode', 'aisfs', or check running containers with 'docker ps' for AIStore images.Affected if AIStore service is present in the environment
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Determine the installed AIStore versionRun 'ais version' if the CLI is available, or check the container image tag, or examine the binary/package version. For Kubernetes deployments, check the helm chart or deployment manifest version.Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not explicitly listed as patched
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Compare your version to the vendor advisoryCross-reference your installed version against NVIDIA's official security bulletin for CVE-2026-24270 to identify if it falls within the vulnerable version range.Affected if Installed version is within the vulnerable range and not yet patched
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Verify authentication configurationCheck the AIStore configuration files (typically in /etc/ais or environment variables) for auth credentials, TLS settings, and authentication middleware settings. Look for 'auth' or 'secret' configuration keys.Affected if Authentication is disabled, misconfigured, or uses default/weak credentials
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Assess network exposureReview firewall rules, network policies, and Kubernetes network policies to determine if the AIStore API ports (typically 8080, 51080) are exposed to untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if AIStore API is accessible from untrusted networks without authentication barriers
User is affected if NVIDIA AIStore is running with a version within the vulnerable range and authentication can be bypassed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply NVIDIA's security patch for AIStore when available; implement additional authentication controls and network segmentation as temporary mitigations until the patch is deployed.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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