CVE-2019-5679

Published: Aug 6, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability in nvtboot where the Trusted OS image is improperly authenticated, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure, code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges

Affected (1)

Products: Nvidia: Shield Experience

1 product

Shield Experience

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nvidia Shield Experience	Before 8.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Google Android	Version 8.0
Google Android	Version 8.1

Related CWEs

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (2)

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

Vendor Advisory

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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