CVE-2019-5676
highpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), leading to escalation of privileges through code execution.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (12)
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references (17)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5676cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4797cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4806cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-27326cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-27815cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-27326cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-nvidia-windows-gpu-display-driver-is-vulnerable-to-several-security-vulnerabilities/cnnvd
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