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GHSA-6MG4-XCV2-5MX2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-18 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-18 21:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-24185 (GCVE-0-2026-24185)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 18:16 – Updated: 2026-08-18 18:40

Summary

Severity

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-18 18:40 UTC

CWE

CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Assigner

nvidia mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24185
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24185
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/m…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
NVIDIA	NVOS	Affected: 0.0 to 25.0.2.4438
NVIDIA	NVOS	Affected: 0.0 to 25.0.2.6077

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