CVE-2020-5962

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component, in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (4)
nvidia/geforce_firmware 450 - 451.48
nvidia/nvs_firmware 390 - 392.61
nvidia/quadro_firmware 390 - 392.61
nvidia/tesla_firmware 418 - 426.78
Published Jun 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026