Link following in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Priority LOW 31CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0026 17th 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 GPU Driver versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All GPU Driver versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 427.33 to before 427.48; 452.96 to before 453.10; 462.31 to before 462.96 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 427.33 to before 427.48; 452.96 to before 453.10; 462.31 to before 462.96 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-1092
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f383-xpww-4f48
References
More NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-1092 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-1092 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f383-xpww-4f48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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