CVE-2022-42292 json
NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the NVContainer component, where a user without administrator privileges can create a…
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-45367
- cvss
- 5.0
- 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 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the NVContainer component, where a user without administrator privileges can create a symbolic link to a file that requires elevated privileges to write to or modify, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privilege or limited data tampering.
Patch / fix
- nvidia geforce_experience 3.27.0.112
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
nvidia.custhelp.com
/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-42292
- NVD CVE-2022-42292
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