What is CVE-2020-5978?

CVE-2020-5978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Geforce_experience. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-5978?

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

Vulnerability in Nvidia Geforce_experience

CVE-2020-5978

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in its services in which a folder is created by nvcontainer.exe under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges which may lead to a denial of service…

EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Nvidia Geforce_experience
Nvidia Geforce Experience Software — versions All versions prior to 3.20.5.70

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5978?: CVE-2020-5978 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Geforce_experience. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-5978?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.