CVE-2021-1079 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce Experience
Published on April 20, 2021
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.22, contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-1079 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-1079
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software Version All versions prior to 3.22 is affected by CVE-2021-1079Exploit Probability
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