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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2023-0192

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where improper privilege management can lead to escalation of privileges and information disclosure.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • LOW

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published