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TI-2018-04610 Aliases CVE-2018-6261GHSA-2mj7-r5rf-59q9

Incorrect permission assignment in NVIDIA GeForce Experience

Priority LOW 31CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00291 21st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAGeForce Experience3.15—No fix listedCNA
  • GeForce Experience VendorNVIDIA Affected 3.15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.15VulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.15 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6261
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mj7-r5rf-59q9

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07254 Memory corruption in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-00801 NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.23, contains a vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2017-04084 NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe, where… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-07269 Path traversal in NVIDIA GeForce Experience CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-05951 Incorrect authorization in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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