# CVE-2020-5992: Other in NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application

> Local attackers can exploit binary planting in OpenSSL to execute code or escalate privileges in the NVIDIA GeForce NOW application.

- **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:** 11 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cccr-53q2-mffh

## What is CVE-2020-5992?

CVE-2020-5992 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application, published on 11 Nov 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 NOW application software on Windows, all versions prior to 2.0.25.119, contains a vulnerability in its open-source software dependency in which the OpenSSL library is vulnerable to binary planting attacks by a local user, which may lead to code execution or escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5992?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Geforce Now.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5992?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application

- [CVE-2020-5975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5975/): Information disclosure in NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-31014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31014/): Other in GeForce NOW for Android mobile and TV app (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5992 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5992 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application, published on 11 Nov 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application. 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-2020-5992/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5992/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5992
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5992
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5992

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5992/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.