NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in all versions prior to 3.16 on Windows in which an attacker who has access to a local user account can plant a malicious dynamic link library (DLL) during application installation, which may lead to escalation of privileges
Published Nov 27, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in all versions prior to 3.16 on Windows in which an attacker who has access to a local user account can plant a malicious dynamic link library (DLL) during application installation, which may lead to escalation of privileges.
Affected products
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- Version 3.16StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia Corporation | GeForce Experience | n/a |
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- < 3.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 21.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 22.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.06th | 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) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.67% (0.03673) | 72.18th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.67% (0.03673) | 71.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.67% (0.03673) | 82.76th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.67% (0.03673) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4740 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25444 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4740 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-25444 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.