CVE-2022-28181
Published: 17 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28181 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 21.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-32635
Vulnerability details
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user on the network can cause an out-of-bounds write through a specially crafted shader, which may lead to code execution,…
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denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering. The scope of the impact may extend to other components.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.