CVE-2026-65093

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

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

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(high)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65093
generic

product-security/2026/5872 at main · NVIDIA/product-security · GitHub

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5872

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65093(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 14× in last 7d / 14× 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. 2026-08-26 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-26 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-26 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-26 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-26 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-26 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-26 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-26 05:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-26 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-26 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-25 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-25 20:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65093?
CVE-2026-65093 is a critical vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a sandbox escape. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.
When was CVE-2026-65093 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65093 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65093 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65093 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65093?
CVE-2026-65093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65093?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65093, 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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