CVE-2020-5968

Local host compromise via improper resource-boundary enforcement

Published Jun 30, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Memory-boundary errors in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager 8.x before 8.4, 9.x before 9.4, and 10.x before 10.3 allow local users to compromise hosts. The vGPU plugin fails to confine index- or pointer-based operations to the bounds of an accessed memory or file resource. Low-privileged local access is required; consequences include code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and denial of service, whose failure mode is undisclosed.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory-boundary errors in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager 8.x before 8.4, 9.x before 9.4, and 10.x before 10.3 allow local users to compromise hosts. The vGPU plugin fails to confine index- or pointer-based operations to the bounds of an accessed memory or file resource. Low-privileged local access is required; consequences include code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and denial of service, whose failure mode is undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-5968
Published
Jun 30, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA vGPU Software
Classifications
CWE-119, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 30, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NVIDIA · NVIDIA vGPU Softwareversion=All

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVIDIACVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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