What is CVE-2022-31611?

CVE-2022-31611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-31611?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-31611

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in all its client installers, where an attacker with user level privileges may cause the installer to load an arbitrary DLL when the installer is launched. A suc…

EPSS: 0.002 (11.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Geforce Experience — versions All versions prior to 3.27.0.112
Nvidia Geforce_experience

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31611?: CVE-2022-31611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-31611?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.