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CVE-2019-5676· NVD / CVE Program· CNA nvidia

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in which it incorrectly loads Windows system

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), leading to escalation of privileges through code execution.

MediumCVSS 6.7 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 10, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 42th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
nvidiagpu display driver
nvidiageforce experience
microsoftwindows

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nvidia geforce experiencebefore 3.19
  • nvidia gpu display driver410 and later · before 412.36
  • nvidia gpu display driver418 and later · before 425.51
  • nvidia gpu display driver430 and later · before 430.64

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

Same product

nvidia: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2022-34671NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user-mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause an out-of-bounds
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-28182NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the DirectX11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), where an unauthorized att
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-24194NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, where a user could cause improper permission handli
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-24193NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-24192NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an incorrect conversion between numeric types, leadin
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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