High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-1051
CVE-2021-1051
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.
Affected products
3(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5142nvdVendor Advisory
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