CVE-2022-42285

MEDIUMNVD 6.07.8▲

6.0

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.

CVSS v3: 6.0
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 13.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 13, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

psirt@nvidiahttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1231

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 08:40 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-42285?

CVE-2022-42285 is a medium vulnerability published on January 13, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2022-42285 disclosed?

CVE-2022-42285 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 13, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-42285 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-42285 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-42285?

CVE-2022-42285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.8.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-42285?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-42285, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2022-42285

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