Is CVE-2022-42291 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42291 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42291?

CVE-2022-42291 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42291?

CVE-2022-42291 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42291?

Upgrade geforce experience to 3.27.0.112 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42291

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-1386 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

geforce experienceNVD

Affected:< 3.27.0.112Fixed in:3.27.0.112CVE-2022-42291derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.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 2024-11-21.