Is CVE-2021-1079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1079?

CVE-2021-1079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1079?

CVE-2021-1079 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1079?

Upgrade geforce experience to 3.22 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1079

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

geforce experienceNVD

Affected:< 3.22Fixed in:3.22CVE-2021-1079derived from NVD

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

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2021-1079

Markdown

[![CVE-2021-1079](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2021-1079.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2021-1079)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2021-1079"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2021-1079.svg" alt="CVE-2021-1079"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

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 2024-11-21.