What is CVE-2022-42280?

CVE-2022-42280 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Bmc, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42280?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in NVIDIA Bmc

CVE-2022-42280

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST auth handler, where an un-authorized attacker can exploit a path traversal, which may lead to authentication bypass.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.2% 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 Bmc
NVIDIA Dgx A100
NVIDIA Dgx Servers — versions All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42280?: CVE-2022-42280 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Bmc, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42280?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.