CVE-2021-1091

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which could lead to data loss or denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1091: High severity, CVSS 7.1 | Vulnix