TI-2022-20507 Aliases CVE-2022-42285 GHSA-pw9p-6xwp-hhv6

DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI)phase, where a…

LOW 35CWE-1231Published 2023-01-13 · Updated 2025-04-07

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

DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI)phase, where a privileged user can disable SPI flash protection, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00158 4th 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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:sbios::::::::	before 1.18	Vulnerable	NVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	NVIDIA

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:sbios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.18 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42285
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pw9p-6xwp-hhv6

References

Advisory 1

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

TI-2023-10811 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2023-00203 Improper authentication in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2022-20508 Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-00201 Incorrect permission assignment in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-10814 Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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