CVE-2016-8805

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-8805. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a stack buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) due to a missing bounds check in the escape handler for 0x7000014. The PoC triggers a DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER crash, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution in kernel mode.

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000014 where a value passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40667

The exploit demonstrates a stack buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) due to a missing bounds check in the escape handler for 0x7000014. The PoC triggers a DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER crash, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution in kernel mode.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) version 372.54
No auth needed
Prerequisites: NVIDIA GPU with vulnerable driver installed · Local access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94001
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40667/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0154
EPSS Percentile 71.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
n/a/Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
nvidia/gpu_driver 340 - 342.00
Published Nov 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026