{"cve":"CVE-2021-1093","nvd":{"published":"2021-07-22T05:15:07.937","modified":"2026-06-17T03:30:56.867","status":"Modified","description":"NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in firmware where the driver contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary, and may lead to denial of service or system crash.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-404"],"references":["https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html","https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00013.html","https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","nvidia:gpu_display_driver"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:13.713336758+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-1093","score":0.00351,"percentile":0.28755,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}