CVE-2021-1079 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-1079

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a...

Vulnerability Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • NVIDIA thanks Matt Batten and Paolo Stagno for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions prior to 3.22

Timeline

Official Publish: April 20th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.