nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite…
Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:federico_di_gregorio:nvidia-cg-toolkit:2.0.0015:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0015 | Vulnerable | Federico Di Gregorio |
- cpe:2.3:a:federico_di_gregorio:nvidia-cg-toolkit:2.0.0015:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0015 Vulnerable ·Federico Di Gregorio
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58xf-qf7h-m4m6
References
Sources
- CVE-2008-5144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58xf-qf7h-m4m6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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