What is CVE-2022-42285?

CVE-2022-42285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx Servers, classified under CWE-1231. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx Servers

CVE-2022-42285

DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI)phase, where a privileged user can disable SPI flash protection, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

EPSS: 0.000 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Dgx Servers — versions All SBIOS firmware versions prior to 1.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1231

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42285?: CVE-2022-42285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx Servers, classified under CWE-1231. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.