CVE-2020-5977 Path traversal in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
An uncontrolled search path in the NVIDIA Web Helper allows attackers to load malicious modules, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5977?
CVE-2020-5977 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software, published on 23 Oct 2020. 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 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper NodeJS Web Server in which an uncontrolled search path is used to load a node module, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5977?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-5977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5977 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
- CVE-2017-6250 Code injection in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2016-8812 Memory corruption in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
- CVE-2021-1073 Information disclosure in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
- CVE-2022-42291 Path traversal in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2021-23175 Missing authorization in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v897-68g7-4mw4.