CVE-2023-25521 Privilege escalation in DGX A100/A800
An attacker can execute code with unnecessary privileges in NVIDIA DGX SBIOS due to missing input validation, leading to DoS, data disclosure, and tampering.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-25521?
CVE-2023-25521 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX A100/A800, published on 3 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA DGX A100/A800 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS where an attacker may cause execution with unnecessary privileges by leveraging a weakness whereby proper input parameter validation is not performed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25521?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nvidia Dgx A100 Firmware, Nvidia Dgx A800 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-25521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-25521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX A100/A800
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x8r-wp6q-whxr.