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CVE-2015-7866

Published: Nov 24, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the Smart Maximize Helper (nvSmartMaxApp.exe) in the Control Panel in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application, as demonstrated by C:\Program.exe.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

NVIDIA Corp.
commercial·USaka nvidia, nvidia corporation
gpu driver
Hardware Firmware
NVIDIA GPU
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034175
securitytracker.com
https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867
h20565.www2.hp.com
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3806/kw/security
nvidia.custhelp.com

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