CVE-2020-5974

HIGH

NVIDIA JetPack SDK <4.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA JetPack SDK, version 4.2 and 4.3, contains a vulnerability in its installation scripts in which permissions are incorrectly set on certain directories, which can lead to escalation of privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5039

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (2)
nvidia/jetpack_software_development_kit 4.2
nvidia/jetpack_software_development_kit 4.3
Published Jul 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026