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8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-31027
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability that allows Windows users with low levels of privilege to escalate privileges when an administrator is updating GPU drivers, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31027 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 gpu_display_driver
2 Nvidia virtual_gpu
1 Microsoft windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation; upgrading the driver and vGPU Manager software is recommended.
  • Upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver.
  • Upgrade the NVIDIA vGPU Manager software.
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-2023-31027.

URL Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5491 Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5491 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-31027 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-31027 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31027 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
NVIDIA Ends Feature Support for GTX 7XX, 9XX, 10XX GPUs, Capping Driver Updates in October

NVIDIA recently announced that its legacy graphics cards based on the Maxwell and Pascal architectures will receive their final feature updates in October 2025. After that point, these GPUs will conti ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 01, 2025 (3 weeks, 6 days ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31027 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/5491
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5491 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5491 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.9 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 15.4 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.2 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.2
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.03 }} -0.02%

score

0.05840

percentile