What is CVE-2016-7383?

CVE-2016-7383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-7383?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-7383

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in a memory mapping API in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Published 2016-11-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU Driver
Quadro, Nvs, And Geforce (All Versions) — versions Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94172 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 (Third Party Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7383?: CVE-2016-7383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-7383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.