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NvidiaCVE-2026-24185

Nvidia NVOS: privilege escalation

High7.1CVE-2026-24185 · Published Aug 18, 2026 · updated Aug 20, 2026

NVIDIA NVOS for network switches contains a vulnerability in the secure shell (SSH) server configuration component while PKA-only mode is enabled, where an administrator could inadvertently enable an alternative authentication path. If best practices for replacing the default password as recommended by NVIDIA are not followed, this alternative authentication path might lead to unauthorized access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.

Nvidia advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
NVOS
Product
<= 0.0 to 25.0.2.4438No fix yet
<= 0.0 to 25.0.2.6077No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-288

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