CVE-2021-1091 HIGH

CVE-2021-1091

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published July 22, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NVIDIA GPU Display driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user can create a file hard link that causes the driver to overwrite a file that requires elevated privilege to modify, which could lead to data loss or denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated