CVE-2019-5694
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, R390 driver version, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure through code execution. The attacker requires local system access.
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5694cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907cnnvd
- https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-29419cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-nvidia-windows-and-linux-gpu-display-drivers-are-have-resolved-several-security-vulnerabilities-as-described-below/cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907enisa_euvd
- https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695enisa_euvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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