What is CVE-2018-6265?

CVE-2018-6265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6265?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_7

CVE-2018-6265

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in all versions prior to 3.16 during application installation on Windows 7 in elevated privilege mode, where a local user who initiates a browser session may obtain escalation of privilege…

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_7
Nvidia Geforce_experience
Nvidia Corporation Geforce Experience — versions 3.16

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6265?: CVE-2018-6265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6265?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.