What is CVE-2022-42267?

CVE-2022-42267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-42267?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-42267

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where a regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read, 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 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver For Windows — 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-2022-42267?: CVE-2022-42267 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-42267?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.