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CVE-2021-1092

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2021 at 04:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNVIDIA GPU Display Driver

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.

Affected

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

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver· NVIDIA
95%
427.33 ≤ v < 427.48452.96 ≤ v < 453.10462.31 ≤ v < 462.96All GPU Driver versions
Affected range stops below 427.48, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 453.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 462.96, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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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/5211

CVSS

7.1HIGHnvidia
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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