What is CVE-2022-28190?

CVE-2022-28190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-28190?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2022-28190

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where improper input validation can cause denial of service.

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

Published 2022-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver — versions All GPU Driver versions for Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5353 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28190?: CVE-2022-28190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-28190?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.