CVE-2021-23217

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (48)
nvidia/geforce_gt_605
nvidia/geforce_gt_610
nvidia/geforce_gt_620
nvidia/geforce_gt_625
nvidia/geforce_gt_630
nvidia/geforce_gt_635
nvidia/geforce_gt_640
nvidia/geforce_gt_705
nvidia/geforce_gt_710
nvidia/geforce_gt_720
... and 38 more
Published Nov 20, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026