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:
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| System | NVIDIA FLARE |
Impact
AVID Taxonomy Categorization
- Risk domains: Security
- SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
- Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment
CVSS
| Version | 3.1 |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Base Score | 7.5 |
| Base Severity | 🔴 High |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity | 🟢 Low |
| Privileges Required | NONE |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | NONE |
| Availability Impact | 🔴 High |
CWE
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-770 | CWE-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