CVSS 3.0
7.8 highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2016-8824
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper access controls allow a regular user to write a part of the registry intended for privileged users only, leading to escalation of privileges.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-284
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- nvidia:gpu_driver