CVE-2022-42284 Information disclosure in NVIDIA DGX servers

Medium 6.2 Published 13 Jan 2023 Updated 7 Apr 2025

Attackers with host access can retrieve obfuscated user passwords from the NVIDIA BMC database, leading to credential exposure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-42284?

CVE-2022-42284 is a medium-severity 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 stores user passwords in an obfuscated form in a database accessible by the host. This may lead to a credentials exposure.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42284?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Bmc.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-42284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8cxr-cq5c-vwmw.