CVE-2016-8827 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before version 3.1.0.52, specifically within the NVIDIA Web Helper.exe component. This flaw stems from improper access control and parameter validation on a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, which allows for directory traversal attacks. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H) if exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0, < 3.1.0.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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