Privelege escalation vulnerability in Nvidia Graphics Driver - CVE-2020-5957ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:63972 | Date: (C)2020-06-30 (M)2022-10-10 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Nvidia graphics driver with 440.x prior to 442.50 and is prone to a privelege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle an NVIDIA Control Panel component in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file. Successful exploitation may allow attackers with local access to cause denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Product: |
Nvidia Graphics Driver |