What is CVE-2018-6257?

CVE-2018-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-6257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience

CVE-2018-6257

NVIDIA GeForce Experience all versions prior to 3.14.1 contains a potential vulnerability when GameStream is enabled where improper access control may lead to a denial of service, escalation of privileges, or both.

Published 2018-08-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NVIDIA Geforce Experience
NVIDIA Corporation Geforce Experience — versions All versions prior to 3.14.1

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4685 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6257?: CVE-2018-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-6257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.