---
id: CVE-2026-16497
title: >-
  NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an
  attacker could cause excessive iteration
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-834
vendor: NVIDIA
product: Triton Inference Server
affected:
  - triton_inference_server 0.0-26.06
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:17:51.043'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16497'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5875'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16497'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16497'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T18:02:05.398606Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T17:06:31.935Z'
epss: 0.00474
epssPercentile: 0.38324
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.