CVE-2022-42278

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in SPX REST API, where an authorized attacker can read and write to arbitrary locations within the memory context of the IPMI server process, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and data tampering.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2022-42278: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix