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CVE-2022-42291 json

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may ina…

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-45366

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may inadvertently delete data from a linked location, which may lead to data tampering. An attacker does not have explicit control over the exploitation of this vulnerability, which requires the user to explicitly launch the installer from the compromised directory.

Patch / fix

  • nvidia geforce_experience 3.27.0.112

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • NVIDIA GeForce Experience

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1386 Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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