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Triton Inference Server CVE-2026-16497

| EUVDEUVD-2026-72937 HIGH
Excessive Iteration (CWE-834)
2026-09-08 nvidia GHSA-rmxr-g66j-gfhg
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: nvidia
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Vendor (nvidia) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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7.5 HIGH

Network-exposed inference server, no auth required, pure availability-only DoS - vendor vector is accurate and independently supportable.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (nvidia).

CVSS VectorVendor: nvidia

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 17:00 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 16:09 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause excessive iteration. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

AnalysisAI

Denial of service in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust server resources via a crafted request that triggers excessive iteration. All tracked versions under the wildcard CPE are potentially affected, and the vulnerability is network-reachable with no authentication or user interaction required per the CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N vector. …

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Exploitation No special configuration or authentication is required - exploitation is possible against any default-configured Triton Inference Server for Linux instance with its HTTP or gRPC inference endpoint network-reachable (unauthenticated per PR:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.5 score with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N reflects a straightforward unauthenticated network-reachable DoS - a significant operational risk for any deployment where Triton's HTTP or gRPC ports are internet-facing or accessible from untrusted networks. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Consult the NVIDIA Product Security advisory at https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5875 to identify the patched version and apply the vendor-released update as the primary remediation step; a specific fix version is not independently confirmed from the available structured data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all NVIDIA Triton Inference Server deployments and assess network exposure, prioritizing production systems. …

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