What is CVE-2019-5694?

CVE-2019-5694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-5694?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5694

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, R390 driver version, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure through code execution. The attacker requires local system access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU 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/4907 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5694?: CVE-2019-5694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-5694?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.