Improper access control in NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - CVE-2018-6257
Published: September 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14597
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6257
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control when GameStream is enabled. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper access control when GameStream is enabled. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6257
Update to version 3.14.1.