8.1

CVE-2026-24218: nvidia dgx_os Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 20-05-2026Last modified 21-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-24218 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in nvidia dgx_os. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA DGX OS contains a vulnerability in the factory provisioning process, where the cloning of a base image causes identical SSH host keys to be deployed across multiple systems. The sharing of cryptographic identifiers across all similarly provisioned systems enables host impersonation or attacker-in-the-middle attacks. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and denial of service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nvidia2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links