Incorrect default permissions in NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - CVE-2018-6261
Published: October 2, 2018 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31196
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6261
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges by users with system access.
Affected software
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6261
Install update from vendor's website.
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - update to 3.15