# CVE-2023-31037: Code injection in Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC

> A root user can trigger code injection via network calls in the ipmitool component, leading to code execution on the operating system.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7vrx-mj2w-52mf

## What is CVE-2023-31037?

CVE-2023-31037 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA Bluefield 2 and Bluefield 3 DPU BMC contains a vulnerability in ipmitool, where a root user may cause code injection by a network call. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution on the OS.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31037?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Bluefield Bmc.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31037 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31037 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in NVIDIA Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA Bluefield 2 DPU BMC, BlueField 3 DPU BMC. 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-2023-31037/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31037/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31037
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31037
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31037

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31037/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.