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CVE-2022-42285

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-1231

Description

DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI)phase, where a privileged user can disable SPI flash protection, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

Affected products

• NVIDIA Sbios: before 1.18 — fixed in 1.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Sbios 1.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

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