Memory corruption in NVIDIA SHIELD TV
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0.1, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability where the software performs an incorrect bounds check, which may lead to buffer overflow resulting in escalation of privileges and code execution. escalation of privileges, and information disclosure, code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.
Why it matters now
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 SHIELD TV | SHIELD Experience prior to v8.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA SHIELD TV Vendor— Affected SHIELD Experience prior to v8.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5699
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v3c-7ppr-pmxw
References
More NVIDIA Shield Experience vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04046 Improper input validation in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-13438 Use after free in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-13436 Improper access control in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-00835 NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap NVMAP_IOC_WRITE*… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-00834 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier series, Jetson Xavier NX, Jetson TX2… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-00796 Out-of-bounds read in NVIDIA SHIELD TV CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-5699 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5699 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5v3c-7ppr-pmxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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