CVE-2022-28188

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where the product receives input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly, which may lead to denial of service.

Published: 2022-05-17 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-28188 is rated Low Risk (28.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28188

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 0.04% 0.27% +0.23%
2 2026-03-22 0.13% 0.04% -0.08%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.13% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28188

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28188

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-28188

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-28188 medium priority: Ubuntu including 25 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 350 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 208, not-affected 103, ignored 38, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28188

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28188

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia gpu_display_driver — cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 11.0, < 11.8 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 13.0, < 13.3 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28188

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