Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Dgx A100
CVE-2023-25521
NVIDIA DGX A100/A800 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS where an attacker may cause execution with unnecessary privileges by leveraging a weakness whereby proper input parameter validation is not performed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Dgx A100
- NVIDIA Dgx A100/a800 — versions All SBIOS versions prior to 1.21
- NVIDIA Dgx A100 Firmware
- NVIDIA Dgx A800
- NVIDIA Dgx A800 Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-25521?
- CVE-2023-25521 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx A100, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-25521?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.