CVE-2022-42266 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0009.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Nvidia	Cloud Gaming Virtual Gpu

Configuration 1 [-]

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Configuration 2 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45341	NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415

History

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-11T15:12:25.918Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42266

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:03:45.930Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-30T23:15:11.580

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:24:37.270

Link: CVE-2022-42266

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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