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TI-2021-05978 Aliases CVE-2021-23217GHSA-mjvf-fv64-9xrq

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00312 24th 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 GPU and Tegra hardwareMaxwell, GP100, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+, Tegra TX2—No fix listedCNA
  • NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware VendorNVIDIA Affected Maxwell, GP100, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+, Tegra TX2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 67

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_605:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_610:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_625:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_630:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_635:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_640:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_705:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_710:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_720:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_605:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_610:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_625:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_630:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_635:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_640:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_705:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_710:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_720:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
Show 57 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_730:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_740:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_645:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_680:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_690:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_770:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_970:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_titan_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_black:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:-:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:developer_kit:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m3000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m500m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m600m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_p100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_730:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_740:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_645:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_680:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_690:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_770:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_970:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_titan_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_black:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:-:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:developer_kit:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m3000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m500m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m600m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_p100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjvf-fv64-9xrq

References

  • TI-2021-13435 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2021-13434 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2021-00852 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2021-00833 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2021-00816 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2021-05980 NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.1

Sources