What is CVE-2019-5676?

CVE-2019-5676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-5676?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5676

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), leading to escalation of privileges through code execution.

Published 2019-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA Geforce Experience
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4797 (Vendor Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4806 (Vendor Advisory)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-27815 (Third Party Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5676?: CVE-2019-5676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-5676?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.