CVE-2022-42279
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject...
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
- Record
CVE-2022-42279- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45354
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45354- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqwv-634j-ggr9
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject...
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
- Record
GHSA-fqwv-634j-ggr9- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.
- Record
CVE-2022-42279- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-78
- 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-2022-42279 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Nvidia Dgx A100 Firmware, published January 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.