CVE-2016-8823
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode...
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
- Record
CVE-2016-8823- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
- Record
CVE-2016-8823- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9648 No score
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
- Record
EUVD-2016-9648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fm68-9vx2-78fv
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode...
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
- Record
GHSA-fm68-9vx2-78fv- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | SpiralBL0CK/NDAY_CVE_2016_8823 | 2024-01-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8823 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nvidia Corporation Windows Gpu Display Driver, published December 16, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.