Missing Authorization in NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - CVE-2019-5702
Published: January 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24381
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5702
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
he vulnerability exists due to the missing permissions check when GameStream is enabled. A local user can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service (DoS) condition or escalation of privileges.
Affected software
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5702
Install updates from vendor's website.
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - update to 3.20.2