NVIDIA HGX/DGX Hopper/DGX Blackwell internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA HGX, DGX Hopper and DGX Blackwell. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-23301. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA HGX, DGX Hopper and DGX Blackwell (version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1244. The product uses physical debug or test interfaces with support for multiple access levels, but it assigns the wrong debug access level to an internal asset, providing unintended access to the asset from untrusted debug agents. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-23301 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Internal asset exposed to unsafe debug access level or state
CWE: CWE-1244 / CWE-489
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
09/04/2025 +232 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-23301 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322588

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2025 18:35
Changes: 09/04/2025 18:35 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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