Privilege escalation in SHIELD TV - CVE‑2017‑6293
Published: November 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15732
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‑2017‑6293
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
SHIELD TV
SHIELD TV
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Tegra kernel driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code within the Tegra X1 TrustZone (TZ) with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Tegra kernel driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code within the Tegra X1 TrustZone (TZ) with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE‑2017‑6293
Update to version 7.1.