CVE-2021-1085: nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-1085 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nvidia nvidia virtual gpu software. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 29-04-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
NVIDIA vGPU driver contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where there is the potential to write to a shared memory location and manipulate the data after the data has been validated, which may lead to denial of service and escalation of privileges and information disclosure but attacker doesn't have control over what information is obtained. This affects vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.2), version 11.x (prior to 11.4) and version 8.x (prior to 8.7).
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Nvidia2 products
- nvidia virtual gpu softwarevGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.2), version 11.x (prior to 11.4) and version 8.x (prior to 8.7)
- virtual_gpu_manager≥ 8.0, < 8.7 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.4 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.2
1 vendor · 2 products