What is CVE-2019-5665?

CVE-2019-5665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-5665?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5665

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver contains a vulnerability in the 3D vision component in which the stereo service software, when opening a file, does not check for hard links. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Published 2019-02-27 · 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: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU Driver
NVIDIA Corporation GPU Graphics Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5665?: CVE-2019-5665 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-5665?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.