CVE-2026-24178 — Vulnerability in nvflare — CVE Details

CRITICAL

NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard: Authorization bypass through user-controlled key via user management and authentication system

Published April 28, 2026Updated June 9, 2026Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

First published April 28, 2026 (167 days ago).
Last revised June 9, 2026 — 42 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip

Update nvflare to 2.7.2 or later

pip install "nvflare>=2.7.2"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
nvflare	pypi	0.1.3, 0.9.0, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 (+144 more)	2.7.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-639
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-24178?: NVIDIA NVFlare Dashboard: Authorization bypass through user-controlled key via user management and authentication system This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-24178?: CVE-2026-24178 affects nvflare. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-24178 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-jqp3-qrgh-4846

PYSEC-2026-100

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