CVE-2022-42262

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where an input index is not validated, which may lead to buffer overrun, which in turn may cause data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Published: 2022-12-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-42262 is rated Low Risk (35.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42262

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-20 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2025-05-18 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42262

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.2 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42262

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-42262

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-42262 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 6 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-418, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-460, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470), 16 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 14, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42262
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-42262 medium priority: Ubuntu including 28 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 297 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 143, ignored 60, not-affected 44, released 29, needs-triage 20, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42262

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42262

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia virtual_gpu < 11.11 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 12.0, < 13.6 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 14.0, < 14.4 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia cloud_gaming < 525.60.12 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 470, < 470.161.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 510, < 510.108.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 450, < 450.216.04 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42262

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