Local privilege escalation via kernel privilege mismanagement
Published Apr 1, 2023 · Updated Feb 11, 2025
Improper privilege management in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager 15.1 and earlier allows local users to disclose information and elevate privileges. NVIDIA identifies the kernel mode layer handler but has not disclosed the privileged operation, trust boundary, or attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and high attack complexity; reported effects are information disclosure and privilege escalation.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager 15.1 and earlier allows local users to disclose information and elevate privileges. NVIDIA identifies the kernel mode layer handler but has not disclosed the privileged operation, trust boundary, or attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and high attack complexity; reported effects are information disclosure and privilege escalation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0192
- Published
- Apr 1, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 11, 2025
- Vendor
- NVIDIA
- Product
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 1, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 15.1, 13.6, 11.11, and all versions prior to and including February 2023 release
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