CVE-2016-2556

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU Driver R340 < 341.95 and R352 < 354.74 - Local Privilege Escalation via Escape Interface

Title source: llm

Description

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 12.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (2)

nvidia/gpu_driver_r340 < 431.61

nvidia/gpu_driver_r352 < 353.82

Published Apr 12, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026