CVE-2021-1089 Path traversal in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

High 7.8 Published 22 Jul 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

An uncontrolled DLL loading path in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, or access and modify data.

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-2021-1089?

CVE-2021-1089 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 22 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in nvidia-smi where an uncontrolled DLL loading path may lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1089 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-2021-1089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Display Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8hvj-85pf-254m.