CVE-2018-6260
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data...
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
CVE-2018-6260- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
CVE-2018-6260- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18021 No score
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppf8-x3x5-v226
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data...
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
GHSA-ppf8-x3x5-v226- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
CVE-2018-6260- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-6260
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6260- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6260
NVIDIA graphics driver contains a vulnerability that may allow access to application data processed on the GPU through a side channel exposed by the GPU performance counters. Local user access is required. This is not a network or remote attack vector.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6260- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3904-1 No score
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 vulnerability
It was discovered that the NVIDIA graphics drivers incorrectly handled the GPU performance counters. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access the application data processed on the GPU.
- Record
USN-3904-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:12 |
before 410.104-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
410.104-1 |
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:13 |
before 410.104-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
410.104-1 |
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:14 |
before 410.104-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
410.104-1 |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-304Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 304.128-0ubuntu1304.131-0ubuntu2304.131-0ubuntu3304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2304.134-0ubuntu0.16.04.1304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.1304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.2304.135-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 340.93-0ubuntu1340.93-0ubuntu2340.96-0ubuntu1340.96-0ubuntu2340.96-0ubuntu3 Show 6 moreShow less340.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1340.101-0ubuntu0.16.04.1340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.1340.102-0ubuntu0.16.04.2340.104-0ubuntu0.16.04.1340.107-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.2384.111-0ubuntu0.16.04.1384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-390Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 390.116-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 390.25-0ubuntu1390.25-0ubuntu3390.25-0ubuntu4390.42-0ubuntu1390.48-0ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less390.48-0ubuntu2390.48-0ubuntu3390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1390.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
390.116-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 340.104-0ubuntu2340.104-0ubuntu3340.106-0ubuntu1340.106-0ubuntu2340.106-0ubuntu3 Show 5 moreShow less340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.1340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.2340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.3340.107-0ubuntu0.18.04.4340.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6260 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published November 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in nvidia-graphics-drivers 410.104-1.
References
Left out here: 1,077 versions. The JSON record has them.