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.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Geforce Experience
- NVIDIA Corporation Geforce Experience — versions before 3.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4784 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107621 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-27096
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.