OS Command Injection in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42290
Published: February 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86300
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42290
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the SPX REST API. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42290
Install updates from vendor's website.