Is CVE-2017-6266 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-6266 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-6266?

CVE-2017-6266 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-6266?

CVE-2017-6266 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6266?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 384.98-2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-6266

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access controls could allow unprivileged users to cause a denial of service.

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:384.98-2CVE-2017-6266

nvidia-384Ubuntu

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3461-1

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3461-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntu

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3461-1

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3461-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.