CVE-2018-6257

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
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: 2018-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience all versions prior to 3.14.1 contains a potential vulnerability when GameStream is enabled where improper access control may lead to a denial of service, escalation of privileges, or both.

Affected products

Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): from 3.0.0 before 3.14.1 — fixed in 3.14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) 3.14.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4685
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4685

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