Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA DGX servers
Priority LOW 31CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA DGX A100 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS in the FsRecovery, which may allow a highly privileged local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, compromised integrity, and information disclosure.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00243 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 SBIOS firmware versions prior to 1.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA DGX servers VendorNVIDIA Affected All SBIOS firmware versions prior to 1.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99h9-9vj2-h3ch
References
More NVIDIA Dgx A100 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-14766 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX A100 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14767 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX A100 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-14761 Stack-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX A100 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20512 OS command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20511 OS command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-20501 OS command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-42281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99h9-9vj2-h3ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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