# CVE-2019-5689: Path traversal in NVIDIA GeForce Experience

> Local attackers can craft input to download malicious files, potentially leading to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vg8-4x3f-932j

## What is CVE-2019-5689?

CVE-2019-5689 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience, published on 9 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.1, contains a vulnerability in the Downloader component in which a user with local system access can craft input that may allow malicious files to be downloaded and saved. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5689?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Geforce Experience.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GeForce Experience

- [CVE-2017-6250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6250/): Code injection in GeForce Experience (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-8812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8812/): Memory corruption in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-1073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1073/): Information disclosure in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-42291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42291/): Path traversal in GeForce Experience (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-23175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23175/): Missing authorization in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5689 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5689 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience, published on 9 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA GeForce Experience. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5689/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5689
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5689
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5689

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