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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-42266
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in...
Vulnerability Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.
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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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver)
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 30th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 11th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N