CVE-2020-5963
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (41)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1860Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-06-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Nvidia Treiber ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
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references (15)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49520cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5963cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158229/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4404-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-36925cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-2/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/NVIDIA-Graphics-Drivers-code-execution-via-IPC-32627cnnvd
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