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CVE-2020-5978

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 23, 2020 at 05:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGeForce Experience

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in its services in which a folder is created by nvcontainer.exe under normal user login with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges which may lead to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GeForce Experience· NVIDIAnpm
95%
v < 3.20.5.70
Affected range stops below 3.20.5.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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