# CVE-2023-31036: CVE

> Attackers can exploit path traversal in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server to execute code, escalate privileges, or tamper with data when explicit model control is enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm7f-687f-4r4g

## What is CVE-2023-31036?

CVE-2023-31036 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Triton Inference Server, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux and Windows contains a vulnerability where, when it is launched with the non-default command line option --model-control explicit, an attacker may use the model load API to cause a relative path traversal. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Triton Inference Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Triton Inference Server

- [CVE-2026-47627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-47627/): Path traversal in Triton Inference Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-24207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24207/): Auth bypass in Triton Inference Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-23316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23316/): Command injection in Triton Inference Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-23310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23310/): Memory corruption in Triton Inference Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-23311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23311/): Memory corruption in Triton Inference Server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31036 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Triton Inference Server, published on 12 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nvidia Triton Inference Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.