CVE-2026-24160 — Denial of Service

title: CVE-2026-24160 - NVIDIA TRT-LLM Null Pointer Dereference DoS
id: scw-2026-05-20-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects the execution of NVIDIA TRT-LLM processes with command lines that might indicate an attempt to exploit CVE-2026-24160. This vulnerability involves a null pointer dereference due to an unchecked return value, potentially leading to a denial of service. The rule specifically looks for 'trt-llm' in the image path and a common argument pattern used for model loading, which could be part of an exploit chain.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-20
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-24160/
tags:
  - attack.impact
  - attack.t1499
logsource:
    category: process_creation
detection:
  selection:
      Image|contains:
          - 'trt-llm'
      CommandLine|contains:
          - '--model-path='
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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