CVE-2022-31606 Memory corruption in NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)

High 7.8 Published 18 Nov 2022 Updated 29 Apr 2025

An attacker with basic user capabilities can exploit an out-of-bounds access in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or tamper with 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-2022-31606?

CVE-2022-31606 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 18 Nov 2022. 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 the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a failure to properly validate data might allow an attacker with basic user capabilities to cause an out-of-bounds access in kernel mode, which could lead to denial of service, information disclosure, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31606?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Nvidia Cloud Gaming Guest, Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-31606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Display Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4r9-p3jm-cp84, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31606.