CVE-2022-42285

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Published Jan 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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 SBIOS firmware versions prior to 1.18`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:sbios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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-2022-45360	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

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% (0.158% 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 6:15 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 Dgx A100 Sbios

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 6:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 1:48 AM
Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 6:03 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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