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TI-2022-10980 Aliases CVE-2022-28189GHSA-x9rg-gpwj-8mqf

NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Priority LOW 25CWE-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 · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00286 21st 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 GPU Driver versions for Windows—No fix listedCNA
  • NVIDIA GPU Display Driver VendorNVIDIA Affected All GPU Driver versions for Windows Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28189
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9rg-gpwj-8mqf

References

Patch 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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