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TI-2026-19490 Aliases CVE-2026-24178GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846

Authorization bypass in NVIDIA FLARE SDK

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard contains a vulnerability in the user management and authentication system where an unauthenticated attacker may cause authorization bypass through user-controlled key. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, data tampering, information disclosure, code execution, and denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00573 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FLARE SDK (NVIDIA): 2.7.2nvflare (PyPI): 2.7.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAFLARE SDKbefore 2.7.22.7.2Patch availableCNA
—nvflare (PyPI)before 2.7.22.7.2Patch availableGHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846
  • FLARE SDK VendorNVIDIA Affected before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available CNA
  • nvflare (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvflare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.7.2VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvflare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FLARE SDK (NVIDIA) Fixed in 2.7.2
  • Fix · GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846 nvflare (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2022-15486 Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13529 Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13528 Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-19497 Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE SDK CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-19513 Improper input validation in NVIDIA FLARE SDK CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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