CVE-2022-42273
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a...
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-42273- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45348
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45348- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28pc-f543-jq2v
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a...
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
- Record
GHSA-28pc-f543-jq2v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-42273- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42273 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Nvidia Dgx A100 Firmware, published January 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.