CVE-2019-5683 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver affecting all versions, where the user mode video driver trace logger component fails to properly check for hard link attacks. This oversight allows an attacker with local system access to create a hard link, potentially leading to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires low attack complexity and privileges, with no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.