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NVIDIA Trusted OS contains a vulnerability in an SMC call handler, where failure to validate untrusted input may allow a highly privileged local attacker to cause information disclosure and compromise integrity. The scope of the impact can extend to other components.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2022-42269
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-42269 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100) : CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-42269
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
2026-01-01
0.05%
0.06%
+0.01%
2
2025-11-21
0.06%
0.05%
-0.01%
3
2025-11-18
—
0.06%
—
Full EPSS history
(7 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42269
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.9
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.5
5.8
[email protected]
7.9
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.5
5.8
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42269
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42269
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
nvidia
jetson_linux
< 32.7.2
cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2022-42269
cvelogic
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