NVIDIA DGX Spark System Firmware null pointer dereference
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA DGX Spark and classified as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component System Firmware. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-24263. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA DGX Spark (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component System Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
NVIDIA DGX Spark contains a vulnerability in the system firmware, where a privileged attacker could be able to cause a NULL pointer dereference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24263 since 01/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/25/2026).
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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Product
Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2
VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/21/2026 CVE reserved08/25/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/25/2026 VulDB entry created
08/25/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: nvidia.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-24263 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-395126
Entry
Created: 08/25/2026 18:42Changes: 08/25/2026 18:42 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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