CVE-2023-25519

Local privilege escalation via user management error

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Sep 26, 2024

Improper authorization in affected NVIDIA BlueField 1, 2, and 3 DPU firmware allows local users to escalate device privileges. ConnectX Host Firmware returns an incorrect user-management error for a restricted host, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected operation or validation failure. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access on an attached host and can compromise device confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in affected NVIDIA BlueField 1, 2, and 3 DPU firmware allows local users to escalate device privileges. ConnectX Host Firmware returns an incorrect user-management error for a restricted host, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected operation or validation failure. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access on an attached host and can compromise device confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25519
Published
Sep 12, 2023
Updated
Sep 26, 2024
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA BlueField-1 DPU
Classifications
CWE-286, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=18.24.1000 <*
  2. Affected versionversion=All versions after 18.24.1000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NVIDIA · NVIDIA BlueField-1 DPUversion=18.24.1000 <*; version=All versions after 18.24.1000
NVIDIA · NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUversion=24.35.3006 <*; version=24.38.1002 <*; version=All versions prior to 24.35.3006; version=All versions prior to 24.38.1002
NVIDIA · NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUversion=32.38.1002 <*; version=All versions prior to 32.38.1002

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-286Incorrect User Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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