What is CVE-2019-5686?

CVE-2019-5686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-5686?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5686

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the software uses an API function or data structure in a way that relies on properties tha…

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Nvidia Gpu_driver

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5686?: CVE-2019-5686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-5686?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.