CVE-2022-42268 Code injection in NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Attackers can execute arbitrary Python code by tricking users into opening malicious USD files in NVIDIA Omniverse applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42268?
CVE-2022-42268 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Isaac Sim, published on 12 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Omniverse Kit contains a vulnerability in the reference applications Create, Audio2Face, Isaac Sim, View, Code, and Machinima. These applications allow executable Python code to be embedded in Universal Scene Description (USD) files to customize all aspects of a scene. If a user opens a USD file that contains embedded Python code in one of these applications, the embedded Python code automatically runs with the privileges of the user who opened the file. As a result, an unprivileged remote attacker could craft a USD file containing malicious Python code and persuade a local user to open the file, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42268?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Nvidia Nvidia Isaac Sim, Nvidia Omniverse Audio2face, Nvidia Omniverse Code, Nvidia Omniverse Create, Nvidia Omniverse Machinima, Nvidia Omniverse View.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2022-42268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcvx-f4h4-vx9h.