VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5683

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-08-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the user mode video driver trace logger component. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references