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TI-2020-04889 Aliases CVE-2020-5974GHSA-j973-jvp9-599r

Incorrect default permissions in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier, TX1, TX2, and Nano L4T

Priority LOW 34CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NVIDIA JetPack SDK, version 4.2 and 4.3, contains a vulnerability in its installation scripts in which permissions are incorrectly set on certain directories, which can lead to escalation of privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier, TX1, TX2, and Nano L4TJetPack SDK 4.2, 4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier, TX1, TX2, and Nano L4T VendorNVIDIA Affected JetPack SDK 4.2, 4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:jetpack_software_development_kit:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5974
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j973-jvp9-599r

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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