What is CVE-2020-5964?

CVE-2020-5964 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-5964?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-5964

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the service host component, in which the application resources integrity check may be missed. Such an attack may lead to code execution, denial of service or information disclosure.

Published 2020-06-25 · 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: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 (Vendor Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5038 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5964?: CVE-2020-5964 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-5964?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.