What is CVE-2022-31603?

CVE-2022-31603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx A100, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-07-04.

How severe is CVE-2022-31603?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx A100

CVE-2022-31603

NVIDIA DGX A100 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS in the IpSecDxe, where a user with high privileges and preconditioned IpSecDxe global data can exploit improper validation of an array index to cause code execution, which may lead to denial of service, data integrity impact, and information disclosure.

Published 2022-07-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NVIDIA Dgx A100
NVIDIA Dgx A100 Firmware
NVIDIA Dgx A100 — versions Versions prior to 22.5.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5367 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31603?: CVE-2022-31603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx A100, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2022-31603?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.