CVE-2022-31606

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: 2022-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a failure to properly validate data might allow an attacker with basic user capabilities to cause an out-of-bounds access in kernel mode, which could lead to denial of service, information disclosure, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

Affected products

NVIDIA Cloud Gaming Guest: before 516.94 — fixed in 516.94
NVIDIA Guest driver: from 471.11 before 473.81; from 516.25 before 516.94; from 511.09 before 513.46; from 451.48 before 453.64; from 471.11 before 472.81 — fixed in 453.64, 472.81, 473.81, 513.46, 516.94
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 Cloud Gaming Guest 516.94; NVIDIA Guest driver 453.64, 472.81, 473.81, 513.46; NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software 11.8, 13.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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