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TI-2021-00803 Aliases CVE-2021-1075GHSA-g7f5-h8hg-q4vg

NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Priority LOW 32CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the program dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that is no longer valid, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges. Attacker does not have any control over the information and may conduct limited data modification.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00249 16th 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
NVIDIANVIDIA GPU Display DriverAll—No fix listedCNA
  • NVIDIA GPU Display Driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*418 to before 427.33; 450 to before 452.96; 460 to before 462.31; 465 to before 466.11VulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 418 to before 427.33; 450 to before 452.96; 460 to before 462.31; 465 to before 466.11 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1075
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7f5-h8hg-q4vg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-10972 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-15489 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-00178 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10973 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-19498 Use after free in NVIDIA GeForce CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-00080 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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