6.5med
CVE-2016-8827
NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /Visual…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.3%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Nvidia Corporation GeForce Experience
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94964 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/4279 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/5033 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/5155 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8827
- NVD: CVE-2016-8827
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