VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-1092

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references