What is CVE-2022-28184?

CVE-2022-28184 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-28184?

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

Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2022-28184

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can access administrator- privileged registers, which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th 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:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Gpu_display_driver
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All GPU Driver versions for Windows and Linux
Nvidia Virtual_gpu — versions 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28184?: CVE-2022-28184 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-28184?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.