CVE-2020-5970

Local tampering and service interruption via unchecked size

Published Jun 30, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper input validation in NVIDIA vGPU Software allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt the Virtual GPU Manager. The vGPU plugin accepts an input data size without validating it before processing the associated data, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the specific function or data path. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access to a context that can reach the plugin; the reported consequences are data tampering or service interruption.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in NVIDIA vGPU Software allows local users to tamper with data or interrupt the Virtual GPU Manager. The vGPU plugin accepts an input data size without validating it before processing the associated data, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the specific function or data path. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access to a context that can reach the plugin; the reported consequences are data tampering or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-5970
Published
Jun 30, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA vGPU Software
Classifications
CWE-20
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

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.8HPCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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