CVE-2018-6242

6.8 mediumEPSS 2.7%

Some NVIDIA Tegra mobile processors released prior to 2016 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in BootROM Recovery Mode (RCM). An attacker with physical access to the device's USB and the ability to force the device to reboot into RCM could exploit the vulnerability to execute unverified code.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.8 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 85% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2018-05-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nvidia:tegra_bootrom_rcm

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660

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