CVE-2021-1051

Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.

Affected products

Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: from 390 before 392.63; from 418 before 427.11; from 450 before 452.77; from 460 before 461.09 — fixed in 392.63, 427.11, 452.77, 461.09

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver 392.63, 427.11, 452.77, 461.09. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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