CVE-2020-5979

low-risk

Published 2020-10-02

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.

Do I need to act?

0.06% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Virtual Gpu Manager

Affected Vendors

Nvidia

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

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low-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal