NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Published
- Jun 24, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 38th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia | quadro firmware | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware |
| nvidia | quadro | cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro |
| nvidia | tesla firmware | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware |
| nvidia | tesla | cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla |
| nvidia | geforce firmware | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_firmware |
| nvidia | geforce | cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce |
| nvidia | nvs firmware | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware |
| nvidia | nvs | cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:nvs |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- canonical ubuntu linux19.10
- canonical ubuntu linux20.04
- nvidia geforce firmware440 and later · before 440.100
- nvidia geforce firmware450 and later · before 451.48
- nvidia geforce firmware450 and later · before 450.51
- nvidia geforce firmware390 and later · before 390.138
- nvidia nvs firmware450 and later · before 451.48
- nvidia nvs firmware390 and later · before 390.138
- nvidia nvs firmware440 and later · before 440.100
- nvidia nvs firmware450 and later · before 450.51
- nvidia nvs firmware390 and later · before 392.61
- nvidia nvs firmware418 and later · before 426.78
- nvidia nvs firmware440 and later · before 443.18
- nvidia quadro firmware440 and later · before 443.18
- nvidia quadro firmware440 and later · before 440.100
- nvidia quadro firmware390 and later · before 390.138
- nvidia quadro firmware450 and later · before 451.48
- nvidia quadro firmware450 and later · before 450.51
- nvidia quadro firmware390 and later · before 392.61
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (nvidia). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- Allaffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | before 440.100-1 | 440.100-1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2020-5964NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the service host component, in which the application resources 31Monitor
- CVE-2020-5962NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component, in which an attacker with l31Monitor
- CVE-2020-5958NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which an attacker with lo31Monitor
- CVE-2020-5957NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which an attacker with lo31Monitor
- CVE-2020-5965NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), in which a sp22Monitor
- CVE-2020-5967NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the UVM driver, in which a race condition may lead to a denial of18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers | 440.100-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.