An issue was discovered in GPU-Z.sys in TechPowerUp GPU-Z before 2.23.0.
Priority LOW 36CWE-665Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in GPU-Z.sys in TechPowerUp GPU-Z before 2.23.0. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via an IOCTL and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02506 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:techpowerup:gpu-z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.23.0 | Vulnerable | TechPowerUp |
- cpe:2.3:a:techpowerup:gpu-z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.23.0 Vulnerable ·TechPowerUp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7245
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2cm-2q86-8rx7
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-7245 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-7245 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2cm-2q86-8rx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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