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 explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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-2022-42266?
- 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.