What is CVE-2017-6269?

CVE-2017-6269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-6269?

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

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-6269

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a pointer passed from a user to the driver is used without validation which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-09-22 · 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 (28.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% 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
NVIDIA Corporation GPU Display Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101020 (vdb-entry)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6269?: CVE-2017-6269 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-6269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.