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CVE-2022-21820 json

NVIDIA DCGM contains a vulnerability in nvhostengine, where a network user can cause detection of error conditions without action, which ma…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-26980

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
16.5%
EPSS 16.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA DCGM contains a vulnerability in nvhostengine, where a network user can cause detection of error conditions without action, which may lead to limited code execution, some denial of service, escalation of privileges, and limited impacts to both data confidentiality and integrity.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia data_center_gpu_manager 2.3.5

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Exploit prediction

16.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167396/NVIDIA-Data-Center-GPU-Manager-Remote-Memory-Corruption.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • NVIDIA NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Sources

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