CVE-2020-5979 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

High 7.8 Published 2 Oct 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel allows privilege escalation via a dialog box presented by a high-privilege process.

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-2020-5979?

CVE-2020-5979 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, published on 2 Oct 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 a user is presented with a dialog box for input by a high-privilege process, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5979?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7gpc-wj93-865m.