Information disclosure in NVIDIA vGPU software - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) | All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) VendorNVIDIA Affected All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.11; 13.0 to before 13.6; 14.0 to before 14.4 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 527.27 | Vulnerable | NVIDIA |
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.11; 13.0 to before 13.6; 14.0 to before 14.4 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cloud_gaming:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 527.27 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42266
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m72-vjm5-8c4w
References
More NVIDIA Cloud Gaming vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15487 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer… 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
- TI-2024-00079 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU display driver, vGPU software, and Cloud Gaming CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-00078 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where the information from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20486 Memory corruption in NVIDIA vGPU software - Linux, vGPU software , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20483 Buffer overflow in NVIDIA vGPU software , NVIDIA Cloud Gaming CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-42266 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42266 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m72-vjm5-8c4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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