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CVE-2021-1068

• 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: 2021-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

NVIDIA SHIELD TV, all versions prior to 8.2.2, contains a vulnerability in the NVDEC component, in which an attacker can read from or write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Affected products

• NVIDIA SHIELD TV: before 8.2.2 — fixed in 8.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA SHIELD TV 8.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5148
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5148

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