Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience
CVE-2020-5978

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Nvidia Geforce Experience Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 October 2020

What is CVE-2020-5978?

NVIDIA GeForce Experience versions prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a vulnerability wherein a folder is created by the nvcontainer.exe service under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges. This flaw can lead to a denial of service or unauthorized escalation of privileges, potentially allowing an attacker to manipulate system resources and compromise user security.

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Affected Version(s)

NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software All versions prior to 3.20.5.70

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076
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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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