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CVE-2015-1170
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate…
High7.2EPSS 0.39%
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Description
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain administrator privileges via unspecified API calls.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- HPSBHF03272 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1032013 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBHF03271 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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