Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience
CVE-2018-6263

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Geforce Experience
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 November 2018

What is CVE-2018-6263?

A vulnerability exists in NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to version 3.16 for Windows, allowing an attacker with access to a local user account to inject a malicious dynamic link library (DLL) during application installation. This can potentially lead to escalation of privileges, enabling unauthorized actions within the affected system.

Affected Version(s)

GeForce Experience 3.16

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4740
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https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25444
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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