CVE-2022-42278

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Published Jan 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can read and write to arbitrary locations within the memory context of the IPMI server process, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA DGX servers

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:bmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45353	NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can read and write to arbitrary locations within the memory context of the IPMI server process, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.621% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Apr 7, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Nvidia Bmc Dgx A100

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 3:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 1:34 AM
Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 3:26 PM
Reserved: Oct 3, 2022, 2:20 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:03 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:03 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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