CVE-2022-42291

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may inadvertently delete data from a linked location, which may lead to data tampering. An attacker does not have explicit control over the exploitation of this vulnerability, which requires the user to explicitly launch the installer from the compromised directory.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384	Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5384	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-02-07 03:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:24

NVD link : CVE-2022-42291

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42291

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42291

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

nvidia

geforce_experience

CWE

CWE-1386 CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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