Divide-by-zero in NVIDIA nvJPEG and CUDA Toolkit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit versions 0 to 13.4.1 and NVJPEG versions 0 to 26.06 contain a divide-by-zero flaw (CWE-369). A local attacker without privileges can trigger it, and the attack requires user interaction. A successful exploit might lead to denial of service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
NVIDIA nvJPEG contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a divide-by-zero. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for CUDA Toolkit. The sources list no fixed version for NVJPEG.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65160
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8qw-736r-7mp6
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-65160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-65160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8qw-736r-7mp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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