CVE-2022-42269

HIGH
7.9
CVSS Score
Published: December 30, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
14 products affected across 1 vendorJetson LinuxJetson Xavier NxJetson TX2

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Severity
HIGH7.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 32.7.2
Affected range stops below 32.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier (environment) · nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-16gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-32gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-64gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-8gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-agx-xavier-industrial (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx1 (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx2 (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx2-4gb (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx2-nx (environment) · nvidia-jetson-tx2i (environment) · nvidia-jetson-xavier-nx (environment) · nvidia-jetson-xavier-nx-16gb (environment)
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Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.9HIGHnvidia
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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