What is CVE-2022-21818?

CVE-2022-21818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA License System, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-21818?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA License System

CVE-2022-21818

NVIDIA License System contains a vulnerability in the installation scripts for the DLS virtual appliance, where a user on a network after signing in to the portal can access other users’ credentials, allowing them to gain escalated privileges, resulting in limited impact to both confidentiality and integrity.

Published 2022-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NVIDIA License System
NVIDIA License System — versions All versions prior to 1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5319 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21818?: CVE-2022-21818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA License System, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-21818?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.