What is CVE-2021-1072?

CVE-2021-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-1072?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-1072

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.21, contains a vulnerability in GameStream (rxdiag.dll) where an arbitrary file deletion due to improper handling of log files may lead to denial of service.

Published 2021-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.6% 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

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA Geforce Experience
NVIDIA Geforce Experience Software — versions All versions prior to 3.21

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5155 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1072?: CVE-2021-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-1072?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.