{"id":"CVE-2019-5688","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-5688","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:37:25.561Z","title":"NVIDIA NVFlash, NVUFlash Tool prior to v5.588.0 and GPUModeSwitch Tool prior to 2019-11, NVIDIA kernel mode driver (nvflash.sys, nvflsh32.sys, and nvflsh64.sys) contains a vulnerability in which authenticated users with administrative privileges can…","description":"NVIDIA NVFlash, NVUFlash Tool prior to v5.588.0 and GPUModeSwitch Tool prior to 2019-11, NVIDIA kernel mode driver (nvflash.sys, nvflsh32.sys, and nvflsh64.sys) contains a vulnerability in which authenticated users with administrative privileges can gain access to device memory and registers of other devices not managed by NVIDIA, which may lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or denial of service.","published":"2019-11-18T18:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:38:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@nvidia.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["nvidia/gpumodeswitch","nvidia/nvflash","nvidia/nvuflash"],"epss":{"score":0.00381,"percentile":0.31844,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4928","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@nvidia.com"},{"url":"https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4928","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5688","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}