CVE-2016-3161

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, GFE GameStream and NVTray Plugin unquoted service path vulnerabilities are examples of the unquoted service path vulnerability in Windows. A successful exploit of a vulnerable service installation can enable malicious code to execute on the system at the system/user privilege level. The CVE-2016-3161 ID is for the GameStream unquoted service path.

Affected products

Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): through -

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070

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