CVE-2020-5963

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: 2020-06-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 18.04, 19.10, 20.04
NVIDIA Geforce Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51; from 450 before 451.48 — fixed in 390.138, 440.100, 450.51, 451.48
NVIDIA Nvs Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51; from 390 before 392.61; from 418 before 426.78; from 440 before 443.18 — fixed in 390.138, 392.61, 426.78, 440.100, 443.18, 450.51
NVIDIA Quadro Firmware: from 390 before 390.138; from 440 before 440.100; from 450 before 450.51; from 390 before 392.61; from 418 before 426.78; from 440 before 443.18 — fixed in 390.138, 392.61, 426.78, 440.100, 443.18, 450.51
NVIDIA Tesla Firmware: from 418 before 418.152.00; from 440 before 440.95.01; from 450 before 450.51.05; from 418 before 426.78; from 440 before 443.18 — fixed in 418.152.00, 426.78, 440.95.01, 443.18, 450.51.05

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Geforce Firmware 390.138, 440.100, 450.51, 451.48; NVIDIA Nvs Firmware 390.138, 392.61, 426.78, 440.100; NVIDIA Quadro Firmware 390.138, 392.61, 426.78, 440.100; NVIDIA Tesla Firmware 418.152.00, 426.78, 440.95.01, 443.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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