What is CVE-2020-5979?

CVE-2020-5979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2020-5979?

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

Vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

CVE-2020-5979

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which a user is presented with a dialog box for input by a high-privilege process, which may lead to escalation of privilege…

EPSS: 0.003 (24.0th 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 Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Nvidia Virtual_gpu_manager

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5979?: CVE-2020-5979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-5979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.