CVE-2020-5966: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Affected products

• NVIDIA GPU Display Driver: from 390, before 392.61 (fixed in 392.61); from 418, before 426.78 (fixed in 426.78); from 440, before 443.18 (fixed in 443.18); from 450, before 451.48 (fixed in 451.48)

Published 2020-06-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.