CVE-2021-1079

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
NVIDIANVIDIA GeForce Experience SoftwareAll versions prior to 3.22

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 20, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1079: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix