CVE-2021-1079 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
Local attackers can exploit GameStream plugin log file permissions to achieve code execution, 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-2021-1079?
CVE-2021-1079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software, published on 20 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1079 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-f448-p2vf-4r6q.