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CVE-2022-31606

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CVE-2022-31606

Published: Nov 18, 2022

Modified: Apr 29, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a failure to properly validate data might allow an attacker with basic user capabilities to cause an out-of-bounds access in kernel mode, which could lead to denial of service, information disclosure, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

VendorProductVersions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)

affected
All versions prior to the August 2022 release

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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