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AVID-2026-R0958

Description

Vulnerability CVE-2022-21822

Details

NVIDIA FLARE contains a vulnerability in the admin interface, where an un-authorized attacker can cause Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, which may lead to cause system unavailable.

Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2022-21822 describes a software vulnerability in NVIDIA FLARE (an AI federation/ML framework) enabling resource exhaustion via the admin interface, causing potential denial of service. NVIDIA FLARE is a component used in AI/ML pipelines, i.e., part of the software stack for building/training/deploying AI systems. This is a security vulnerability within a software supply-chain component relevant to general-purpose AI systems. The report provides explicit CVE details, CWE, and CVSS data as evidence.

References

Affected or Relevant Artifacts

  • Developer: NVIDIA
  • Deployer: NVIDIA
  • Artifact Details:
TypeName
SystemNVIDIA FLARE

Impact

AVID Taxonomy Categorization

  • Risk domains: Security
  • SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
  • Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment

CVSS

Version3.1
Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score7.5
Base Severity🔴 High
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack Complexity🟢 Low
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability Impact🔴 High

CWE

IDDescription
CWE-770CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Other information

  • Report Type: Advisory
  • Credits:
  • Date Reported: 2022-03-17
  • Version: 0.3.3
  • AVID Entry