CVE-2023-31016 CVE
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via an uncontrolled search path in the NVIDIA GPU driver, leading to privilege escalation and system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-31016?
CVE-2023-31016 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 2 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an uncontrolled search path element may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2023-31016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31016 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-2023-31016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w65-wgch-mfhq.