[UPDATE] [medium] Nvidia Driver: Multiple vulnerabilities

mediumCVE-2022-4226 CVE-2022-42265 CVE-2024-0071 CVE-2024-0073 CVE-2024-0074 CVE-2024-0075

A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Nvidia Driver to escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, create a denial of service condition, disclose information, or manipulate files.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Nvidia product: Driver Privilege escalation Remote code execution Denial of service Information disclosure

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in Nvidia Driver enable privilege escalation, code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and file manipulation.
Who is affected: Systems with Nvidia drivers and local attacker access.
Urgency: Medium severity; local attack vector limits immediate risk.
Action: Update Nvidia Driver to patched version addressing CVE-2022-4226, CVE-2022-42265, CVE-2024-0071 through CVE-2024-0078.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-08-24
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0512

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-42260.53% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 43% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-422650.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00710.38% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 31% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00730.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00740.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00750.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00770.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00780.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-00790.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2022-4226	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2022-42265	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0071	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0073	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0074	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0075	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0077	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0078	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2024-0079	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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