DGX Spark: Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
CVE-2025-33194 is a high-severity incorrect behavior order: validate before canonicalize vulnerability in DGX Spark from NVIDIA, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected DGX Spark versions: All versions prior to OTA0. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of DGX Spark you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on nvidia.custhelp.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | DGX Spark | All versions prior to OTA0 | Not stated |
| NVIDIA | Dgx OS | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.7 | Medium | CNA (nvidia.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.1 | High | NVD |
Official description
NVIDIA DGX Spark GB10 contains a vulnerability in SROOT firmware, where an attacker could cause improper processing of input data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure or denial of service.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize
The product validates input before it is canonicalized.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174). Such errors could be used to bypass allowlist validation schemes by introducing dangerous inputs after they have been checked.
More Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize vulnerabilities (CWE-180)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Third-party and government advisories
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33194Third Party Advisory
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33194Third Party Advisory
Other vulnerabilities in DGX Spark
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
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