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CVE-2022-42291

Published: Feb 7, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-1386
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may inadvertently delete data from a linked location, which may lead to data tampering. An attacker does not have explicit control over the exploitation of this vulnerability, which requires the user to explicitly launch the installer from the compromised directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1386CWE-59

Affected Products

geforce experiencenvidiaHardware Firmware
GeForce ExperienceNVIDIAHardware Firmware
GeForce ExperienceNVIDIA Corp.Hardware Firmware
nvidiacommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka nvidia corporation
nvidia corp.commercialUSHardware Firmware

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384
nvidia.custhelp.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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