CVE-2026-24178

NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard contains a vulnerability in the user management and authentication system where an unauthenticated attacker may cause authorization bypass through user-controlled key. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, data tampering, information disclosure, code execution, and denial of service.

Published: 2026-04-28 Last update: 2026-05-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-24178 is rated Moderate Risk (52.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-24178

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 2026-05-22 0.13% 0.17% +0.04%
2 2026-05-05 0.17% 0.13% -0.04%
3 2026-05-04 0.17%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-24178

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-24178

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-24178

GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846 · Severity: critical — NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard contains a vulnerability in the user management and authentication...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-24178

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia nvflare < 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvflare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-24178

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