CVE-2018-6260

NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.

Published: 2018-11-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-6260 is rated Low Risk (32.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6260

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.38% +0.30%
2 2026-06-13 0.03% 0.07% +0.04%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6260

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-6260

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-6260

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-6260 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx), 8 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6260
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-6260 medium priority: Ubuntu including 19 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-173, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, …), 95 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 48, not-affected 21, needs-triage 18, ignored 5, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6260

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6260

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia gpu_driver — cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-6260

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