# CVE-2025-23266: NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in some hooks used to initialize the container, where an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, information disclosure, and denial of service.

CVE-2025-23266 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:13674, released July 17, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23266
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 9.0 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0332
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 17, 2025
- Weakness: Untrusted Search Path
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-23266

## Description

Toolbox is a tool for Linux operating systems, which allows the use of containerized command line environments. It is built on top of Podman and other standard container technologies from OCI.  Security Fix(es):  * nvidia-container-toolkit: Privilege Escalation via Hook Initialization in NVIDIA Container Toolkit (CVE-2025-23266)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 0.0.20251023T162509-150000.1.110.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3799-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3799-1.md) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21483-1.md) | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Linux | govulncheck-vulndb sles 15.6 | 0.0.20251023T162509-150000.1.110.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3799-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3799-1.md) | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Linux | nvidia-container-toolkit opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4187-1.md) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Linux | nvidia-container-toolkit sles 15.6 | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4187-1.md) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Linux | nvidia-container-toolkit sles 15.7 | 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:4187-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-4187-1.md) | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox RHEL 10 | 0.2-1.el10_0 | [RHSA-2025:13674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-13674.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox RHEL 9 | 0:0.2-1.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:13673](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-13673.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox almalinux 10 | 0.2-1.el10_0 | [ALSA-2025:13674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-13674.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox almalinux 9 | 0.2-1.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:13673](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-13673.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox-tests RHEL 9 | 0:0.2-1.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:13673](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-13673.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox-tests almalinux 10 | 0.2-1.el10_0 | [ALSA-2025:13674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-13674.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Linux | toolbox-tests almalinux 9 | 0.2-1.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:13673](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-13673.md) | Aug 12, 2025 |

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