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High severity · published Feb 12, 2023
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 denial of service, escalation of privilege or limited data tampering.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Geforce Experience · Nvidia
before 3.27.0.112 · source: NVD
Affected product
GE
Geforce Experience
Nvidia
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42292
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42292
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384
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