CVE-2025-23304: nvidia nemo Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23304 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in nvidia nemo. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-08-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA NeMo library for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the model loading component, where an attacker could cause code injection by loading .nemo files with maliciously crafted metadata. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to remote code execution and data tampering.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.