What is CVE-2022-42266?

CVE-2022-42266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-42266?

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

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-42266

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explic…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

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)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42266?: CVE-2022-42266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-42266?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.