CVE-2020-5981
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the DirectX11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.
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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 (2)
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references (8)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50566cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5981cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-47663cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1035cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1038cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075enisa_euvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075Vendor Advisorynvd
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