Authentication Bypass in NVIDIA AIStore Framework

Executive Summary

CVE-2026-24270 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA AIStore framework that allows an attacker to bypass authentication.

By exploiting this flaw, an attacker could perform actions without proper authorization, leading to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

This vulnerability is classified as critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8.

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Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can have severe impacts including:

• Denial of service, potentially making the AIStore framework unavailable.
• Escalation of privileges, allowing attackers to gain higher access rights.
• Information disclosure, exposing sensitive data.
• Data tampering, enabling unauthorized modification of data.

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in the NVIDIA AIStore framework allows an attacker to bypass authentication, potentially leading to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Such impacts—especially information disclosure and data tampering—could negatively affect compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of sensitive data and maintaining data integrity and confidentiality.

However, the provided resources do not explicitly discuss or analyze the direct effects of this vulnerability on compliance with these standards.

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