CVE-2020-5979

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 a user is presented with a dialog box for input by a high-privilege process, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 18.0%
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 (1)
nvidia/virtual_gpu_manager
Published Oct 02, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026