Uncontrolled search path in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Priority LOW 30CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), leading to escalation of privileges through code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0052 44th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA GPU Display Driver | All | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 410 to before 412.36; 418 to before 425.51; 430 to before 430.64 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.19 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 410 to before 412.36; 418 to before 425.51; 430 to before 430.64 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.19 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2pj-jx8f-jw9f
References
More NVIDIA Geforce Experience vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2019-5676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2pj-jx8f-jw9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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