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CVE-2020-5963· NVD / CVE Program· CNA nvidia

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 24, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 38th percentile
CWE
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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

VendorProduct
nvidiaquadro firmware
nvidiaquadro
nvidiatesla firmware
nvidiatesla
nvidiageforce firmware
nvidiageforce
nvidianvs firmware
nvidianvs
canonicalubuntu 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.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12nvidia-graphics-driversbefore 440.100-1440.100-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers440.100-1 · Debian:12Package 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

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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.

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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

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

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

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References

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