CVE Database · CVE-2016-8824
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
0.33%
Published
Dec 16, 2016
Modified
May 6, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit
All weaponized →No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.
Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper access controls allow a regular user to write a part of the registry intended for privileged users only, leading to escalation of privileges.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (4)