NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit: missing authentication flaw allows takeover
A flaw lets someone reach parts of the NeMo Agent Toolkit without proving who they are. An attacker could then run code, gain higher access, change data, or take the service offline.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 10 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet |
| How sure is this? | Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Attacker sends requestReaches toolkit without authentication
- 2Toolkit accepts requestMissing authentication check
- 3Privileged action runsCode or data access granted
- ResultAttacker gains control of the service
What happened
NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit has a missing authentication vulnerability (CVSS 10, critical) that can be triggered by an attacker to bypass access controls.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit in a version the advisory marks as vulnerable, especially if it is reachable from networks you do not fully trust.
NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit (exact vulnerable versions not stated in the provided material)
What to do
- Check the GitHub advisory GHSA-8mjc-3v3w-78r7 for the exact vulnerable and patched versions
- Update NeMo Agent Toolkit to the patched version as soon as it is available
- Restrict network access to the toolkit so it is not exposed to untrusted users until patched
Timeline
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:16 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:16 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:19 UTCPicked up by Zero Radar
- 27 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- CVE-2026-65145NVD · 27 Oct 2026, 13:16 UTC
- NVIDIA NeMo Agent Toolkit contains a vulnerability where a attacker could cause a missing...GitHub Advisory · 27 Oct 2026, 15:32 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-65145 · GHSA-8mjc-3v3w-78r7
- CVSS
- 10 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:16 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- 27 Oct 2026, 13:19 UTC (2 min after disclosure)
- Last change
- 27 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTC
The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works