NVFlare Dashboard Auth Bypass via User-Controlled Key (CVE-2026-24178)
CVE-2026-24178 Published on April 28, 2026

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-24178 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 an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR Vulnerability?

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.

CVE-2026-24178 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

NVIDIA FLARE SDK Version All versions prior to 2.7.2 is affected by CVE-2026-24178