What is CVE-2018-6261?

CVE-2018-6261 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6261?

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

Is CVE-2018-6261 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience

CVE-2018-6261

NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges by users with system access.

Published 2018-10-02 · 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 (19.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.4% 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 3.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6261?: CVE-2018-6261 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6261?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-6261 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.