# CVE-2026-24169: Code injection in Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA

> An authenticated low-privilege user can inject code via the plugin management API, leading to code execution, privilege escalation, and information disclosure.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp58-r6rm-j2hh

## What is CVE-2026-24169?

CVE-2026-24169 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA, published on 25 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA UFM Enterprise contains a vulnerability in the plugin management API, where an authenticated user with low privileges could inject code by sending a specially crafted API request. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges and information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24169?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-24169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-24169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24169 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA, published on 25 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA. 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-2026-24169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24169/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24169

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24169/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.