CVE-2022-34669

Local privilege escalation via external path control

Published Dec 30, 2022 · Updated Apr 10, 2025

External path control in NVIDIA vGPU Software Graphics Driver allows local users on Windows to read or modify protected system files. The user-mode layer accepts an externally controlled file name or path without adequately restricting the referenced target. An unprivileged regular account is sufficient; resulting file access can enable code execution, privilege escalation, disclosure, tampering, or denial of service.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

External path control in NVIDIA vGPU Software Graphics Driver allows local users on Windows to read or modify protected system files. The user-mode layer accepts an externally controlled file name or path without adequately restricting the referenced target. An unprivileged regular account is sufficient; resulting file access can enable code execution, privilege escalation, disclosure, tampering, or denial of service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-34669
Published
Dec 30, 2022
Updated
Apr 10, 2025
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA vGPU Software Graphics Driver
Classifications
CWE-73, CWE-610, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NVIDIA · NVIDIA vGPU Software Graphics Driverversion=All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release

Published CVSS scores

8.8NVIDIACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-610Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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