# CVE-2019-5701: Path traversal in NVIDIA GeForce Experience

> Local attackers can exploit DLL preloading in NVIDIA GeForce Experience when GameStream is enabled to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h79-7r6p-mmw3

## What is CVE-2019-5701?

CVE-2019-5701 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.0.118, contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled in which an attacker with local system access can load the Intel graphics driver DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or escalation of privileges through code execution.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5701?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Geforce Experience.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5701 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-2019-5701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5701 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5701 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-2019-5701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5701

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