Privilege escalation in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
CVE-2021-1118
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where there is the potential to execute privileged operations by the guest OS, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, escalation of privileges, and 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 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software — versions vGPU version 13.x (prior to 13.1), 12.x (prior to 12.4), version 11.x (prior to 11.6) and version 8.x (prior 8.9).
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1118?
- CVE-2021-1118 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1118?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.