What is CVE-2022-34669?

CVE-2022-34669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-34669?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-34669

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can access or modify system files or other files that are critical to the application, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

Published 2022-12-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% 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

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA Cloud Gaming
NVIDIA Vgpu Software (Guest Driver) - Windows, Cloud Gaming — versions All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
NVIDIA Virtual GPU

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34669?: CVE-2022-34669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-34669?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.