What happened
NVIDIA NVAPI for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Affected versions
GeForce: All driver versions prior to 610.60; All driver versions prior to 610.88; All driver versions prior to 616.56; All driver versions prior to 616.92; All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected.; All driver versions prior to 582.78; All driver versions prior to 596.86; All driver versions prior to 616.92; 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1); 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.