CVE-2020-5981

Published: Oct 2, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/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 Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the DirectX11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll), in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.

Affected (1)

Products: Nvidia: Virtual Gpu Manager

1 product

Virtual Gpu Manager

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager	All versions

Related CWEs

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (2)

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

Vendor Advisory

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

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

Vendor Advisory

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