# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcvx-f4h4-vx9h

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42268?

It affects 6 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-42268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA Isaac Sim. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42268/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.