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CVE-2019-5695

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience (prior to 3.20.1) and Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the local service provider component in which an attacker with local system and privileged access can incorrectly load Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure through code execution.

Affected products

• Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): before 3.20.1 — fixed in 3.20.1
• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) 3.20.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4860
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907
• https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4860
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907
• https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695

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