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CVE-2019-5701

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.0.118, contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled in which an attacker with local system access can load the Intel graphics driver DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or escalation of privileges through code execution.

Affected products

• Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): before 3.20.0.118 — fixed in 3.20.0.118

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) 3.20.0.118. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-011.md
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4860
• https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-011.md
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4860

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