Vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience
CVE-2019-5674
NVIDIA GeForce Experience before 3.18 contains a vulnerability when ShadowPlay or GameStream is enabled. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Nvidia Geforce_experience
- Nvidia Corporation Geforce Experience — versions before 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5674?
- CVE-2019-5674 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5674?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5674 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.