CVE-2020-5978
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in its services in which a folder is created by nvcontainer.exe under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges which may lead to a denial of service or escalation…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in its services in which a folder is created by nvcontainer.exe under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges which may lead to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nvidia/geforce experience
- Source
- psirt@nvidia.com
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.