Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2020-5980

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in multiple components in which a securely loaded system DLL will load its dependencies in an insecure fashion, which may lead to code execution or denial of service.

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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 (29.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5980: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5980?
CVE-2020-5980 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-5980?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.