Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can read and write to arbitrary locations within the memory context of the IPMI server process, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA DGX servers | All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA DGX servers VendorNVIDIA Affected All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chmh-mcvp-rwfv
References
More NVIDIA Bmc vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10812 OS command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-10813 Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20502 Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20496 Buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-10810 Buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20509 Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-42278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chmh-mcvp-rwfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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