CVE-2021-1072

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Published Feb 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.21, contains a vulnerability in GameStream (rxdiag.dll) where an arbitrary file deletion due to improper handling of log files may lead to denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to 3.21`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-6539	NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.21, contains a vulnerability in GameStream (rxdiag.dll) where an arbitrary file deletion due to improper handling of log files may lead to denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.263% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5155

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Nvidia Geforce Experience

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Feb 5, 2021, 7:40 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 3:55 PM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 5, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:30 AM

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