What is CVE-2022-28186?

CVE-2022-28186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-28186?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-28186

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where the product receives input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly, which may lead to denial of service or data tampering.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28186?: CVE-2022-28186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-28186?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.