CVE-2021-1086

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-04-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

NVIDIA vGPU driver contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin) where it allows guests to control unauthorized resources, which may lead to integrity and confidentiality loss or information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.2), version 11.x (prior to 11.4) and version 8.x (prior to 8.7).

Affected products

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: from 8.0 before 8.7; from 11.0 before 11.4; from 12.0 before 12.2 — fixed in 8.7, 11.4, 12.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager 8.7, 11.4, 12.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172

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