CVE-2026-47624: CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure in NVIDIA DGX Spark
Description
NVIDIA DGX Spark has a vulnerability in its UEFI firmware that allows a privileged local user to bypass administrator password protection. This issue is classified as a CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure. Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized changes in the system's UEFI settings without needing the administrator password.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
NVIDIA
DGX Spark
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-47624 describes a protection mechanism failure (CWE-693) in the UEFI implementation of NVIDIA DGX Spark. A privileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the administrator password protection in UEFI, potentially allowing unauthorized modification of firmware settings. The vulnerability requires local access with high privileges and does not involve user interaction. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity impact with no confidentiality or availability impact but high integrity impact and scope change.
Potential Impact
An attacker with privileged local access can bypass UEFI administrator password protection, potentially allowing unauthorized firmware configuration changes. This could compromise system integrity but does not directly affect confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict privileged local access to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:52.529Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8dc160acd9273b496e49b0
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 16:22:56 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 18:08:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:17 UTC
Views: 64
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