Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GeForce Experience



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23175
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 GeForce Experience
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor nVidia

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU59082

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23175

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privilege son the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions where GameStream does not correctly apply individual user access controls for users on the same device. A local user can run a specially crafted program to escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GeForce Experience: 3.0 - 3.24.0.123

CPE2.3 External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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