CVE-2016-2556 — The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors

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The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors

Published Apr 12, 2016

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.34%

Description

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.34% 0.00340

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00340

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.34% (0.00340)	25.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.34% (0.00340)	25.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.04% (0.00039)	8.86th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (2)

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551		x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 12, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Feb 24, 2016

Link CVE-2016-2556

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-2556

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-2556