What is CVE-2026-24185?
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.
The record classifies CVE-2026-24185 under weakness class CWE-288. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable from an adjacent network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 53 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.1 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.1% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-08-18
Is CVE-2026-24185 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 27 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- NVIDIA: NVOS
How to fix CVE-2026-24185
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-24185 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-24185
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-24185, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .