CVE-2020-5979

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which a user is presented with a dialog box for input by a high-privilege process, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 2, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-5979: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix