CVE-2016-4960
HIGHNVIDIA GeForce Experience - Privilege Escalation via NVStreamKMS.sys API
Title source: llmDescription
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, the NVIDIA NVStreamKMS.sys service component is improperly validating user-supplied data through its API entry points causing an elevation of privilege.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
n/a/Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
nvidia/geforce_experience
Published
Nov 08, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026