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.

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 thi…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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)

CWE-250
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@nvidia.com (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.