NVIDIA Jetson Xavier/Jetson Orin insecure default initialization of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NVIDIA Jetson Xavier and Jetson Orin. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-24148. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Jetson Xavier and Jetson Orin (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA Jetson for JetPack contains a vulnerability in the system initialization logic, where an unprivileged attacker could cause the initialization of a resource with an insecure default. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure of encrypted data, data tampering, and partial denial of service across devices sharing the same machine ID.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24148 since 01/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/31/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-17510). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Insecure default initialization of resource
CWE: CWE-1188
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/21/2026 CVE reserved
03/31/2026 +68 days Advisory disclosed
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-24148 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354452
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2026 20:00
Updated: 03/31/2026 20:49
Changes: 03/31/2026 20:00 (58), 03/31/2026 20:49 (1)
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