CVE-2022-28186

Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
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: 2022-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where the product receives input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly, which may lead to denial of service or data tampering.

Affected products

NVIDIA Guest driver: all versions
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software: from 11.0 before 11.8; from 13.0 before 13.3; 14.0 — fixed in 11.8, 13.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software 11.8, 13.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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