#VU59082 Improper access control in NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - CVE-2021-23175

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#VU59082 Improper access control in NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - CVE-2021-23175

Published: December 22, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59082
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23175
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privilege son the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions where GameStream does not correctly apply individual user access controls for users on the same device. A local user can run a specially crafted program to escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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