Improper Privilege Management in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2022-34672

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Improper Privilege Management in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2022-34672

Published: December 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69815
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-34672
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the NVIDIA Control Panel for Windows. A local user can compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, or executing commands.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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