FKIE_CVE-2016-8827

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-16 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:55
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4279Vendor Advisory
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94964Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5033Vendor Advisory
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5155Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4279Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94964Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5033Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5155Not Applicable
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nvidia geforce_experience *
microsoft windows -
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