CVE-2020-5963

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Published: 2020-06-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-5963 is rated Low Risk (36.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-5963

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2023-03-07 1.36% 0.04% -1.32%
3 2022-04-01 — 1.36% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-5963

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-5963

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-5963

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-5963 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 4 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-418), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-5963
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5963/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-5963 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-390, nvidia-graphics-drivers-440), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 6, DNE 4, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5963

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-5963

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 390, < 390.138 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 440, < 440.100 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 450, < 450.51 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia tesla_firmware >= 418, < 418.152.00 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia tesla_firmware >= 440, < 440.95.01 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia tesla_firmware >= 450, < 450.51.05 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia geforce_firmware >= 390, < 390.138 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia geforce_firmware >= 440, < 440.100 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia geforce_firmware >= 450, < 450.51 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 390, < 390.138 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 440, < 440.100 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 450, < 450.51 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 390, < 392.61 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 418, < 426.78 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 440, < 443.18 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia quadro_firmware >= 450, < 451.48 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia tesla_firmware >= 418, < 426.78 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia tesla_firmware >= 440, < 443.18 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tesla_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia geforce_firmware >= 450, < 451.48 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 390, < 392.61 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 418, < 426.78 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 440, < 443.18 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia nvs_firmware >= 450, < 451.48 cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:nvs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-5963

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