What is CVE-2021-1091?

CVE-2021-1091 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-1091?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2021-1091

NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which could lead to data loss or denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Gpu_display_driver
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All GPU Driver versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1091?: CVE-2021-1091 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-1091?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.