High severity · published Oct 2, 2018
CVE-2018-6261
NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of…
7.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges by users with system access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Geforce Experience · Nvidia
before 3.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6261
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6261
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725
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