CVE-2025-23260 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-23260
Vulnerability Scoring

5.0
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2025-23260 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-23260 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕡 26 Jun 2025, 18:58 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 24 Jun 2025, 18:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

psirt@nvidia.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE-2025-23260 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-23260: NVIDIA AIStore contains a vulnerability in the AIS Operator where a user may gain elevated k8s cluster access by using the ServiceAccount attached to the ClusterRole. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to information disclosure.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-23260

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-23260 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-23260

CVE-2025-23260 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-23260, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-23260, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2025-23260 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-23260 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-23260 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2025-23260 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

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