CVE-2026-24240

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
6.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 1, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24240
generic

product-security/2026/5841 at main · NVIDIA/product-security · GitHub

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5841

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24240(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 22:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 09:53 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 09:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-05 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-05 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 08:48 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-04 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-04 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-04 07:45 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-03 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-03 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-03 06:42 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-03 06:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-02 18:11 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-02 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-02 05:39 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-02 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-01 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-01 17:06 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24240?
CVE-2026-24240 is a high vulnerability published on July 1, 2026. NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.
When was CVE-2026-24240 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24240 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24240 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24240 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24240?
CVE-2026-24240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24240?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24240, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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