CVE-2025-23298 Code injection in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec
An attacker can inject code into NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec via a vulnerable Python dependency, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23298?
CVE-2025-23298 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec, published on 13 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for all platforms contains a vulnerability in a python dependency, where an attacker could cause a code injection issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23298?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-23298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xw2-c8rr-fh9q.