CVE-2022-42292: nvidia geforce_experience Link Following

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-42292 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in nvidia geforce_experience. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the NVContainer component, where a user without administrator privileges can create a symbolic link to a file that requires elevated privileges to write to or modify, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privilege or limited data tampering.

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.