CVE-2016-8824: NVIDIA GPU Driver

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• NVIDIA GPU Driver: affected versions not specified

Published 2016-12-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.