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CVE-2019-5688

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• 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: 2019-11-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

NVIDIA NVFlash, NVUFlash Tool prior to v5.588.0 and GPUModeSwitch Tool prior to 2019-11, NVIDIA kernel mode driver (nvflash.sys, nvflsh32.sys, and nvflsh64.sys) contains a vulnerability in which authenticated users with administrative privileges can gain access to device memory and registers of other devices not managed by NVIDIA, which may lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or denial of service.

Affected products

• NVIDIA Gpumodeswitch: before 2019-11 — fixed in 2019-11
• NVIDIA Nvflash: before 5.588.0 — fixed in 5.588.0
• NVIDIA Nvuflash: before 5.588.0 — fixed in 5.588.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Gpumodeswitch 2019-11; NVIDIA Nvflash 5.588.0; NVIDIA Nvuflash 5.588.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4928
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4928

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