Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privilege local system access
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DeliveryAccess standalone MM firmware interface
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ExploitSubmit crafted request triggering OOB read
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ExecutionReceive out-of-bounds memory contents
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ImpactExtract cross-boundary sensitive data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires both local physical or logical access to the NVIDIA DGX Spark system and high-privilege credentials (PR:H per the CVSS vector - administrator-level or equivalent). The vulnerability is specific to the standalone MM firmware component; systems that do not expose or interact with this firmware layer may have reduced exposure, though the exact triggering interface is not specified in available data. No user interaction is required once privileged local access is established. Exploitation is concretely limited by: (1) the hard requirement for high-privilege local access, which categorically excludes remote or unauthenticated attack paths; (2) the specialized, limited-footprint nature of DGX Spark hardware deployments; and (3) the absence of any public exploit code or active exploitation campaign at time of analysis. No non-default software configuration or specific network exposure is indicated as a prerequisite beyond high-privilege local system access. |
| Impact | The CVSS base score of 6.0 reflects a moderate-severity vulnerability constrained by significant attack prerequisites: local access (AV:L) and high privileges (PR:H) are both required, making remote or unauthenticated exploitation impossible. The score is elevated by Scope:Changed (S:C) and high confidentiality impact (C:H), indicating that leaked data may cross privilege boundaries - a meaningful concern for systems processing sensitive AI workloads or proprietary model data. No EPSS score data is available, and this CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. No public proof-of-concept code is known, further reducing near-term exploitation probability. The realistic threat model for this vulnerability centers on insider threats, compromised privileged accounts, or post-exploitation enumeration - not external attack chains. For most organizations, the combination of specialized hardware footprint, high-privilege requirement, and absence of known exploits makes this a lower-priority patch compared to remote or unauthenticated vulnerabilities, though patching remains advisable for DGX Spark deployments handling sensitive research or commercial AI data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local administrator or highly privileged account holder on a NVIDIA DGX Spark system crafts an interaction with the standalone MM firmware that triggers an out-of-bounds read, causing the firmware to return memory contents from beyond the intended buffer boundary. Due to the scope change indicated by the CVSS vector, the leaked memory may contain data originating from adjacent security domains such as the host OS or other privileged processes, enabling disclosure of sensitive information including cryptographic material, model weights, or system secrets. No public exploit code is known, so practical exploitation currently requires independent reverse engineering of the firmware interface. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 25, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the NVIDIA DGX Spark standalone Memory Management (MM) firmware enables a local high-privileged attacker to read beyond allocated buffer boundaries, leaking potentially sensitive memory contents across security boundaries (S:C/C:H per the CVSS vector). The scope change in the CVSS vector suggests that data disclosed may originate from security domains beyond the firmware itself, such as the host OS or adjacent processes. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the high-privilege local access requirement substantially constrains the realistic attacker population.
RemediationAI
Consult NVIDIA's product security advisory at https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5867 for the official patched firmware version and update procedure; no specific fixed version number is independently confirmable from the currently available data, so the advisory is the authoritative source. As a compensating control while awaiting or validating a patch, restrict local administrative and firmware-management access on DGX Spark systems to the minimum set of fully trusted personnel, since exploitation requires PR:H (high privileges). Audit which users or service accounts have access to firmware interfaces on DGX Spark nodes. For systems processing particularly sensitive data such as proprietary AI models or regulated datasets, consider isolating DGX Spark hardware in dedicated, access-controlled environments to reduce the insider threat surface, accepting the trade-off of reduced operational flexibility. Do not expose firmware management interfaces to shared or multi-tenant systems.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerable component is the standalone MM (Memory Management) firmware within NVIDIA DGX Spark hardware - a low-level firmware layer responsible for memory management operations on the device. CWE-125 (Out-of-Bounds Read) describes a condition where software reads data past the end of an intended buffer, potentially returning adjacent memory contents to the caller. This class of flaw in firmware is particularly sensitive because firmware operates at a privileged layer below the OS, and memory read overruns can expose data belonging to other security domains. The CVSS Scope:Changed (S:C) metric corroborates this: it indicates the impact extends beyond the vulnerable firmware component to affect a different security authority, consistent with cross-boundary memory exposure. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:dgx_spark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions of the DGX Spark software platform with no version restriction published at time of analysis.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Firmware interaction requires high-privilege local access; scope changes as OOB read can expose memory across OS or hypervisor security boundaries with no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (nvidia).
CVSS VectorVendor: nvidia
DescriptionCVE.org
NVIDIA DGX Spark contains a vulnerability in the standalone MM firmware where an attacker could be able to cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA DGX Spark system firmware enables a local privileged attacker to achieve code executi
Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA DGX Spark system firmware enables a privileged local attacker to corrupt memory and achiev
Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA DGX Spark system firmware permits a locally authenticated, highly privileged attacker to c
Host impersonation and machine-in-the-middle attacks against NVIDIA DGX OS systems are possible because the factory prov
UEFI protection mechanism failure in NVIDIA DGX Spark allows a privileged local user to bypass the UEFI administrator pa
EUVD-2026-65605
GHSA-hq52-jw5v-9qg5
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