CVE-2018-6261

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: 2018-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges by users with system access.

Affected products

Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): before 3.15 — fixed in 3.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) 3.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725

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