# CVE-2022-42280: Path traversal in NVIDIA DGX servers

> An unauthorized attacker can exploit a path traversal in the NVIDIA BMC REST auth handler to bypass authentication on DGX servers.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ff9p-3jg4-r2j6

## What is CVE-2022-42280?

CVE-2022-42280 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST auth handler, where an un-authorized attacker can exploit a path traversal, which may lead to authentication bypass.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Bmc.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers

- [CVE-2023-25505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25505/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42274/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-42275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42275/): Missing authorization in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-0200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0200/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-25507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25507/): Command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42280 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA DGX servers. 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-2022-42280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42280

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.