CVE-2016-8824 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in all versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (nvlddmkm.sys). This flaw allows a standard user to modify a privileged section of the Windows registry due to improper access controls within the DxgDdiEscape handler, potentially leading to full system compromise. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this local vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity, granting high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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