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CVE-2026-24170NVD status: Undergoing Analysis

Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA: Improper Authentication

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CVE-2026-24170 is a high-severity improper authentication vulnerability in Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA from NVIDIA, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA versions: All GA versions prior to 6.24.1-5. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
NVIDIAUnified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GAAll GA versions prior to 6.24.1-5Not stated
NVIDIAUnified Fabric Manager Enterprise - LTS 2025All LTS versions prior to 6.23.20-3Not stated
NVIDIAUnified Fabric Manager Enterprise - LTS 2024All LTS versions prior to 6.19.15Not stated
NVIDIAUnified Fabric Manager Enterprise - LTS 2023All LTS versions prior to 6.15.17Not 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
AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
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
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (nvidia.com).

Official description

NVIDIA UFM Enterprise contains a vulnerability in the web interface authorization component, where an authenticated user could cause improper authentication by sending specially crafted HTTP requests. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution and escalation of privileges.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

More Improper Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-287)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA

All Unified Fabric Manager Enterprise - GA vulnerabilities

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