# CVE-2026-65085 — NVIDIA OpenShell

> As of 2026-08-26, CVE-2026-65085 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA OpenShell, CVSS v3.1 5.2, EPSS 0.1% (5.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-65085, most recently “Adobe and Nvidia Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products, Including Two Critical Flaws in Nvidia's NemoClaw AI Agent Stack and a CVSS 10.0 Adobe Campaign Classic Chain”.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-26

## What is CVE-2026-65085?

NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability in its inference proxy, where an attacker could cause an improper encoding or escaping of output. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure and data tampering.

The record classifies CVE-2026-65085 under weakness class [CWE-116](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-116). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 46 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 5.2 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.4% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 2.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-25, last modified 2026-08-26

## Is CVE-2026-65085 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 25 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [NVIDIA](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/nvidia): OpenShell

## How to fix CVE-2026-65085

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65085 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-65085

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-65085, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Adobe and Nvidia Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Products, Including Two Critical Flaws in Nvidia's NemoClaw AI Agent Stack and a CVSS 10.0 Adobe Campaign Classic Chain](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2152) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-26

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Other references**

- [nvd.nist.gov](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65085)
- [cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65085)
- [github.com](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5872)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-65085
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-65085 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp