What is CVE-2022-42291?

CVE-2022-42291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-1386. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-42291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-42291

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may inadvertently delete data from a linked location, which may lead to data tampering. An attacker does not have explicit control over the exploitation of this vulnerability, which requires the user to explicitly launch the installer from the compromised directory.

Published 2023-02-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.6% 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 Geforce Experience — versions All versions prior to 3.27.0.112
NVIDIA Geforce Experience

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42291?: CVE-2022-42291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-1386. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-42291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.