CVE-2016-2556

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

NVIDIA Gpu Driver R340: through 431.61
NVIDIA Gpu Driver R352: through 353.82

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551

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