CVE-2020-5979 — Nvidia GPU Display Driver vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Nvidia GPU Display Driver
Timeline
PublishedOct 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which a user is presented with a dialog box for input by a high-privilege process, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7gpc-wj93-865m: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which a user is presented with a di↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-5979: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which a user is presented with a di↗2020-10-02
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