CVE-2022-28198

Physical code execution via unsafe OpenSSL configuration

Published Apr 29, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Code execution in NVIDIA Omniverse Nucleus before 2021.3.2 and Cache before 2021.3.0 allows physically proximate attackers to run code. The public record identifies an unsafe OpenSSL configuration but does not disclose the affected setting or how attacker-controlled input reaches code execution. Exploitation requires physical access and user interaction on an affected Windows installation; successful execution can read or alter data and interrupt the service.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in NVIDIA Omniverse Nucleus before 2021.3.2 and Cache before 2021.3.0 allows physically proximate attackers to run code. The public record identifies an unsafe OpenSSL configuration but does not disclose the affected setting or how attacker-controlled input reaches code execution. Exploitation requires physical access and user interaction on an affected Windows installation; successful execution can read or alter data and interrupt the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-28198
Published
Apr 29, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA Omniverse Cache
Classifications
CWE-706
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 2021.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

NVIDIA · NVIDIA Omniverse Cacheversion=All versions prior to 2021.3.0
NVIDIA · NVIDIA Omniverse Nucleusversion=All versions prior to 2021.3.2

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.6NVIDIA CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-706Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

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