Code injection in NVIDIA Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC
Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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-94.
Summary
NVIDIA Bluefield 2 and Bluefield 3 DPU BMC contains a vulnerability in ipmitool, where a root user may cause code injection by a network call. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution on the OS.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00746 55th 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 | Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC | LTS:2.8.2-46, 23.04, 23.07, 23.09 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC VendorNVIDIA Affected LTS:2.8.2-46, 23.04, 23.07, 23.09 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:2.8.2-46:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 2.8.2-46 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 23.04 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.07:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 23.07 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.09:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 23.09 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_2_ga:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_2_lts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_3_ga:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NVIDIA |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:2.8.2-46:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2-46 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 23.04 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.07:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 23.07 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:bluefield_bmc:23.09:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 23.09 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_2_ga:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_2_lts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:bluefield_3_ga:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2023-31037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7vrx-mj2w-52mf
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-31037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-31037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7vrx-mj2w-52mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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