Execution with unnecessary privileges in nVidia products - CVE-2023-25521
Published: July 4, 2023 / Updated: February 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77919
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25521
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
DGX A800 System
DGX A100 Servers
NVIDIA SBIOS
DGX A800 System
DGX A100 Servers
NVIDIA SBIOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of an input parameter in SBIOS. A local administrator can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25521
Install updates from vendor's website.