CVE-2022-42291
HIGHDescription
NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the installer, where a user installing the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software may inadvertently delete data from a linked location, which may lead to data tampering. An attacker does not have explicit control over the exploitation of this vulnerability, which requires the user to explicitly launch the installer from the compromised directory.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-40623 | Medium | 6.2 | 0.4% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-7400 | Unscored | - | 0.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-5834 | Low | 3.8 | 0.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28065 | Medium | 6.7 | 0.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-32474 | Medium | 6.6 | 0.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-28071 | Medium | 6.3 | 0.2% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-42291?
Upgrade geforce experience to 3.27.0.112 or later.
Is CVE-2022-42291 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-42291 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.22% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 12% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-42291?
CVE-2022-42291 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2022-42291 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for geforce experience (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.