CVE-2024-0073: CVE

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-250

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer when the driver is performing an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Affected products

NVIDIA GeForce: before 551.61; before 474.89 — fixed in 474.89, 551.61
NVIDIA Quadro: before 551.61; before 538.33; before 474.82 — fixed in 474.82, 538.33, 551.61
NVIDIA Studio: before 551.61 — fixed in 551.61
NVIDIA Tesla: before 551.61; before 538.33; before 474.82 — fixed in 474.82, 538.33, 551.61

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA GeForce 474.89, 551.61; NVIDIA Quadro 474.82, 538.33, 551.61; NVIDIA Studio 551.61; NVIDIA Tesla 474.82, 538.33, 551.61. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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