What is CVE-2019-5690?

CVE-2019-5690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5690?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5690

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the size of an input buffer is not validated, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-11-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5690?: CVE-2019-5690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5690?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.