Is CVE-2022-31606 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-31606 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-31606?

CVE-2022-31606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-31606?

CVE-2022-31606 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31606?

Upgrade cloud gaming guest to 516.94 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-31606

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a failure to properly validate data might allow an attacker with basic user capabilities to cause an out-of-bounds access in kernel mode, which could lead to denial of service, information disclosure, escalation of privileges, or data tampering.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

cloud gaming guestNVD

Affected:< 516.94Fixed in:516.94CVE-2022-31606derived from NVD

gpu display driverNVD

Affected:>= 516.25, < 516.94Fixed in:516.94CVE-2022-31606derived from NVD

virtual gpuNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.3Fixed in:13.3CVE-2022-31606derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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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 2024-11-21.