CVE-2015-7866 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 24 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted search path in the NVIDIA Control Panel helper executable.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-7866?

CVE-2015-7866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 24 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Smart Maximize Helper (nvSmartMaxApp.exe) in the Control Panel in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application, as demonstrated by C:\Program.exe.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7866?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-7866 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7866 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3qqc-5rvx-mv66.