Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2021-1074

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows installer contains a vulnerability where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may be able to replace an application resource with malicious files. This attack requires a user with system administration rights to execute the installer and requires the attacker to replace the files in a very short time window between file integrity validation and execution. Such an attack may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, and information disclosure.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1074?
CVE-2021-1074 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-1074?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.