CVE-2022-34672 Privilege escalation in vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)

High 7.8 Published Updated

An unprivileged user can exploit NVIDIA Control Panel to gain privileges, read sensitive data, or execute commands.

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-2022-34672?

CVE-2022-34672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 30 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA Control Panel for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unauthorized user or an unprivileged regular user can compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, or executing commands.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34672?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Nvidia Virtual Gpu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvgf-g3mj-63fq.

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