CVE-2020-5962 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
A local attacker can corrupt system files via the NVIDIA Control Panel, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2020-5962?
CVE-2020-5962 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, published on 24 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component, in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5962?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Firmware, Nvidia Nvs Firmware, Nvidia Quadro Firmware, Nvidia Tesla Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmmm-3hx6-p42p.