Remote code execution in NVIDIA Container Toolkit and GPU Operator

1) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU103896

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23359

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted container image and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NVIDIA Container Toolkit: 1.17.0 - 1.17.3

NVIDIA GPU Operator: - - 24.9.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_container_toolkit:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_container_toolkit:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_container_toolkit:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_gpu_operator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvidia_gpu_operator:24.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5616
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-087/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.