NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape…

published 2019-11-09 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-15265

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the size of an input buffer is not validated, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Patch / fix

links 1

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/4907
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-5690
NVD CVE-2019-5690

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