CVE-2022-42291
5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: 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.
Affected (1)
Products: Nvidia: Geforce Experience
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Before 3.27.0.112 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Windows | All versions |
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References (2)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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