CVE-2019-5700

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0.1, NVIDIA Tegra software contains a vulnerability in the bootloader, where it does not validate the fields of the boot image, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure.

Affected products

NVIDIA SHIELD TV: before 8.0.1 — fixed in 8.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA SHIELD TV 8.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4875
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4910
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4875
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4910

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