Vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx OS
CVE-2026-24218
NVIDIA DGX OS contains a vulnerability in the factory provisioning process, where the cloning of a base image causes identical SSH host keys to be deployed across multiple systems. The sharing of cryptographic identifiers across all similarly provisioned systems enables host impersonation or attacker-in-the-middle attacks. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and denial of service.
EPSS: 0.006 (46.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nvidia Dgx_os
- Nvidia Dgx Spark — versions 0
- Nvidia Dgx_spark
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (US Government Resource)
- psirt@nvidia.com (Third Party Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24218?
- CVE-2026-24218 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Dgx OS, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24218?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.