CVE-2016-5852

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5852
StatePUBLISHED
Assignernvidia
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-08 20:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFor the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, GFE GameStream and NVTray Plugin unquoted service path vulnerabilities are examples of the unquoted service path vulnerability in Windows. A successful exploit of a vulnerable service installation can enable malicious code to execute on the system at the system/user privilege level. The CVE-2016-5852 ID is for the NVTray Plugin unquoted service path.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000480000 probability, percentile 0.147880000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | Escalation of Privileges

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 910m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 920m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 920mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 930m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 930mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 940m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 940mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 945m - All All All
Application Nvidia Geforce Experience All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1050 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1060 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1070 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1080 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 950m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 960m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 965m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gt 710 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gt 730 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 310 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 315 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 510 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 810 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K1200 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K420 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K620 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M1000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M2000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M2000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M3000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M4000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M4000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M500m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5500 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M6000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M600m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro P5000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro P6000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Titan X - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Quadro NVS GeForce All Versions affected Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NVidia® Drivers that affect Quadro, NVS and GeForce Windows-based Systems - US af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com
Multiple NVIDIA Products Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect Quadro, NVS, and GeForce Windows based systems | NVIDIA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nvidia.custhelp.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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