CVE-2020-5972 json
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be fre…
published 2020-06-30 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-27126
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.4), version 9.x (prior to 9.4) and version 10.x (prior to 10.3).
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
References
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nvidia.custhelp.com
/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-5972
- NVD CVE-2020-5972
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