CVE-2026-24178

Received Received - Intake

Authorization Bypass in NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-04-28

Last updated on: 2026-05-04

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description

NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard contains a vulnerability in the user management and authentication system where an unauthenticated attacker may cause authorization bypass through user-controlled key. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, data tampering, information disclosure, code execution, and denial of service.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-28

Last Modified

2026-05-04

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-28

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-24178

EUVD

EUVD-2026-26075

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
nvidia	nvflare	to 2.7.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-639	The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-24178 is a critical vulnerability in the NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard's user management and authentication system.

It allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authorization by exploiting a user-controlled key.

This means that an attacker who does not have any privileges or need for user interaction can manipulate the system to gain unauthorized access.

Impact Analysis

A successful exploit of this vulnerability can lead to multiple severe impacts including:

Privilege escalation
Data tampering
Information disclosure
Code execution
Denial of service

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard allows unauthorized privilege escalation, data tampering, information disclosure, code execution, and denial of service. Such impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data could potentially lead to non-compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of sensitive data and secure access controls.

However, the provided information does not explicitly mention any direct effects or assessments related to compliance with these standards.

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