What is CVE-2019-5683?

CVE-2019-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-5683?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5683

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the user mode video driver trace logger component. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link at…

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th 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
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Nvidia Gpu_driver

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5683?: CVE-2019-5683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-5683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.