Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE SDK
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
NVIDIA FLARE SDK contains a vulnerability in FOBS, where an attacker may cause deserialization of untrusted data by sending a malicious FOBS- encoded message. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FLARE SDK (NVIDIA): 2.7.2
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 | FLARE SDK | before 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- FLARE SDK VendorNVIDIA Affected before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FLARE SDK (NVIDIA) Fixed in 2.7.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24186
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3468-q87c-9xhv
References
More NVIDIA Nvflare vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15486 Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA FLARE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-19490 Authorization bypass in NVIDIA FLARE SDK 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-2026-19513 Improper input validation in NVIDIA FLARE SDK CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-24186 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24186 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3468-q87c-9xhv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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