CVE-2021-1118 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
Guest OS users can execute privileged operations in NVIDIA vGPU software, leading to privilege escalation, data tampering, and 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-2021-1118?
CVE-2021-1118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 29 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where there is the potential to execute privileged operations by the guest OS, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, escalation of privileges, and denial of service
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1118?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-753r-rggq-c233.