CVE-2026-16497 Denial of service in Triton Inference Server
An attacker can cause excessive iteration in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, leading to a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16497?
CVE-2026-16497 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause excessive iteration. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16497?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-16497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmxr-g66j-gfhg.