CVE-2026-24185 | BDVDB-2026-360795 Detail

NVIDIANVOS

Description#

NVIDIA NVOS for network switches contains a vulnerability in the secure shell (SSH) server configuration component while PKA-only mode is enabled, where an administrator could inadvertently enable an alternative authentication path. If best practices for replacing the default password as recommended by NVIDIA are not followed, this alternative authentication path might lead to unauthorized access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.

Impact#

escalation of privileges

Weaknesses#

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-18Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-18
Last modified: 2026-08-18

Vendor information

Vendor: NVIDIA
Product: NVOS

All NVIDIA vulnerabilities

Score

7.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 23.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
0.0 to 25.0.2.4438
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
0.0 to 25.0.2.6077
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Adjacent
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).