NVFLARE <2.1.4 RCE via Untrusted Pickle Deserialization
CVE-2022-34668 Published on August 29, 2022

NVFLARE, versions prior to 2.1.4, contains a vulnerability that deserialization of Untrusted Data due to Pickle usage may allow an unprivileged network attacker to cause Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service, and Impact to both Confidentiality and Integrity.

Github Repository NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-34668 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Marshaling, Unmarshaling Vulnerability?

The application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

CVE-2022-34668 has been classified to as a Marshaling, Unmarshaling vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-34668

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Affected Versions

NVIDIA FLARE Version All versions prior to 2.1.4 is affected by CVE-2022-34668

Vulnerable Packages

The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2022-34668

Package Manager Vulnerable Package Versions Fixed In
pip nvflare < 2.1.4 2.1.4

Exploit Probability

EPSS
27.09%
Percentile
96.27%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.