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CVE-2020-5991

• 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: 2020-10-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Affected products

• NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit: before 11.1.1 — fixed in 11.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 11.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5094
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5094

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