CVE-2015-7866

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3806/kw/securityVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034175Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867Third Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3806/kw/securityVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034175Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 24, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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