CVE-2019-5687
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which an incorrect use of default permissions for an object exposes it to an unintended actor
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which an incorrect use of default permissions for an object exposes it to an unintended actor
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- nvidia/gpu driver
- Source
- psirt@nvidia.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-28096Third Party Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-28096Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.