CVE-2019-5683

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the user mode video driver trace logger component. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 6, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-5683: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix