NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the guest drivers contain a vulnerability in vGPU plugin…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and the guest drivers contain a vulnerability in vGPU plugin, in which there is the potential to execute privileged operations, which may lead to denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.4), version 9.x (prior to 9.4) and version 10.x (prior to 10.3).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00404 34th 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 vGPU Software | All | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA vGPU Software VendorNVIDIA Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 – 8.3; 9.0 – 9.3; 10.0 – 10.2 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 – 8.3; 9.0 – 9.3; 10.0 – 10.2 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6g8-26w8-pwgp
References
More NVIDIA Virtual Gpu vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-10972 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-00183 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-15487 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-10973 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2023-14764 Uncontrolled search path in NVIDIA GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, and Cloud gaming… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-00080 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-5973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6g8-26w8-pwgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences