CVE-2022-42290 Command injection in NVIDIA DGX servers
An authorized attacker can inject shell commands via the SPX REST API, leading to code execution, denial of service, and data tampering on NVIDIA DGX servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42290?
CVE-2022-42290 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Dgx A100 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-42290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m5q-mv47-pcjx.