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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24178	US Government Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5819	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24178	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvflare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-28 19:36

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-24178

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24178

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24178

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Products Affected

nvidia

nvflare

linux

linux_kernel

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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