What is CVE-2016-8827?

CVE-2016-8827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-8827?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-8827

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosu…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.060 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Geforce_experience
Nvidia Corporation Geforce Experience — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

94964 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8827?: CVE-2016-8827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-8827?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.