CVE-2022-28189
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm...
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
- Record
CVE-2022-28189- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32643
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32643- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9rg-gpwj-8mqf
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm...
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
- Record
GHSA-x9rg-gpwj-8mqf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
- Record
CVE-2022-28189- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28189
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to a system crash.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28189- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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-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 |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 430.26-0ubuntu0.18.04.2430.50-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 435.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.2435.21-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 440.59-0ubuntu0.18.04.1440.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 440.95.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 455.38-0ubuntu0.18.04.1455.45.01-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-340Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 340.107-0ubuntu7340.107-0ubuntu8340.107-0ubuntu9340.108-0ubuntu1340.108-0ubuntu2340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.1340.108-0ubuntu5.20.04.2 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 430.50-0ubuntu2430.50-0ubuntu3 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-435Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 435.21-0ubuntu2435.21-0ubuntu3435.21-0ubuntu4435.21-0ubuntu5435.21-0ubuntu6435.21-0ubuntu7 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 440.31-0ubuntu1440.36-0ubuntu1440.44-0ubuntu1440.44-0ubuntu2440.59-0ubuntu1 Show 9 moreShow less440.59-0ubuntu2440.64-0ubuntu1440.64-0ubuntu2440.64-0ubuntu3440.82-0ubuntu1440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu4440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu5440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6440.100-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-440-serverUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 440.95.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 455.38-0ubuntu0.20.04.1455.45.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-430Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 430.50-0ubuntu3 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-440Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 440.100-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-graphics-drivers-455Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 455.45.01-0ubuntu1 |
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-2022-28189 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published May 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.