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CVE-2025-23301

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Description

NVIDIA HGX and DGX contain a vulnerability where a misconfiguration of the VBIOS could enable an attacker to set an unsafe debug access level. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.2 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-04 16:15:34.870000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-23301",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-09-04T16:15:34.870",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "NVIDIA HGX and DGX contain a vulnerability where a misconfiguration of the VBIOS could enable an attacker to set an unsafe debug access level. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "NVIDIA HGX y DGX contienen una vulnerabilidad donde una mala configuración del VBIOS podría permitir a un atacante establecer un nivel de acceso de depuración inseguro. Un exploit exitoso de esta vulnerabilidad podría llevar a una denegación de servicio."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "NVIDIA",
          "product": "HGX, DGX Hopper",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "VBIOS"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "All versions prior to and including 1.7.1",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "NVIDIA",
          "product": "HGX, DGX Blackwell",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "VBIOS"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "All versions prior to and including 1.2.0",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L",
          "baseScore": 4.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.1,
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      }
    ],
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
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          "value": "CWE-1244"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23301",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5674",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23301",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
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}