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CVE-2026-24185 Details

Description

NVIDIA NVOS for network switches contains a vulnerability in the secure shell (SSH) server configuration component while PKA-only mode is enabled, where an administrator could inadvertently enable an alternative authentication path. If best practices for replacing the default password as recommended by NVIDIA are not followed, this alternative authentication path might lead to unauthorized access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5817 [email protected]
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24185 [email protected]
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24185 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-24185
NVD Published Date:
Aug 18, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Aug 20, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-24185 Details - Not Deferred