CVE-2021-1079

lowpriority · track · 24OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.28% (20th) EPSS
CVSS 3.6 · low
Is it mine?
2 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–6.1

v2.03.6lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.9
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 4.2
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · psirt@nvidia.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 4.2
v3.15.6mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USLLM-inferredCWE-277USLLM-inferred
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affected products (2)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2021-04-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

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