8.2
HIGH
CVE-2021-23175
NVIDIA GeForce Experience Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in user authorization, where GameStream does not correctly apply individual user access controls for users on the same device, which, with user intervention, may lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service, affecting other resources beyond the intended security authority of GameStream.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 23, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23175 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia geforce_experience
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-23175.

URL Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295 Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23175 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23175 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5295 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.24.0.126 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23175 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10375

percentile

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