CVE-2021-1092

Published Jul 22, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-6559 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
nvidia
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 3:55 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 22, 2021, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:30 AM