Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience on Windows 7
CVE-2018-6265

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Geforce Experience
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 November 2018

What is CVE-2018-6265?

A vulnerability exists in NVIDIA GeForce Experience that allows a local user on Windows 7 to escalate privileges during the installation process. When the application is installed in elevated privilege mode, a user can initiate a browser session which may lead to unauthorized privilege escalation. This situation presents a potential risk as it could allow attackers to execute unauthorized actions within the context of an elevated user. Users are recommended to update to version 3.16 or later to mitigate this risk.

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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