What is CVE-2022-42292?

CVE-2022-42292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-42292?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-42292

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the NVContainer component, where a user without administrator privileges can create a symbolic link to a file that requires elevated privileges to write to or modify, which may lead to…

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Geforce Experience — versions All versions prior to 3.27.0.112
Nvidia Geforce_experience

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42292?: CVE-2022-42292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-42292?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.