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CVE-2020-5990

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2020-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.5.70, contains a vulnerability in the ShadowPlay component which may lead to local privilege escalation, code execution, denial of service or information disclosure.

Affected products

• Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions): before 3.20.5.70 — fixed in 3.20.5.70

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) 3.20.5.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5076

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