{"id":"CVE-2022-21822","aliases":["GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47","PYSEC-2026-695"],"title":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in nvflare","summary":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in nvflare","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"nvflare","product":"nvflare","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["nvflare < 2.0.16"],"patched":["nvflare 2.0.16"],"published":"2022-03-18","updated":"2026-07-08","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/security/advisories/GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21822"},{"url":"https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01067,"epssPercentile":0.62859,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:50.905Z","slug":"CVE-2022-21822","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nNVIDIA FLARE contains a vulnerability in Admin Interface, where an un-authorized attacker can cause Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, which may lead to cause system unavailable\n\nAll versions before 2.0.16 are affected.\n\n### Patches\nThe patch will be included in nvflare==2.0.16.\n\n### Workarounds\nThe changes in commits https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/commit/93588b3a0dff9bd4568983071b74d8b420de3a6e and https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/commit/93588b3a0dff9bd4568983071b74d8b420de3a6e  can be applied to any version of the NVIDIA FLARE without any adverse effect.\n\n### Additional information\nIssue Found on: 2022.3.3\nIssue Found by: Oliver Sellwood (@Nintorac)\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `nvflare < 2.0.16`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `nvflare 2.0.16`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}