CVE-2020-5991
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library...
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
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
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2020-5991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2020-5991- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-27145 No score
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
EUVD-2020-27145- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4xv-pxpf-xq6x No score
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library...
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-j4xv-pxpf-xq6x- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2020-5991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-5991
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-5991
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-5991- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nvidia-cuda-toolkitDebian:12 |
before 11.1.1-2, plus listed versions 10.0.130-110.0.130-210.0.130-310.1.105-110.1.105-2 Show 45 moreShow less10.1.105-310.1.168-110.1.168-1010.1.168-1110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.168-410.1.168-510.1.168-610.1.168-710.1.168-7~bpo10+110.1.168-810.1.168-910.1.243-110.1.243-210.1.243-310.1.243-410.1.243-510.1.243-610.1.243-6~bpo10+110.1.243-710.1.243-810.2.89-110.2.89-210.2.89-310.2.89-410.2.89-510.2.89-5~bpo10+111.0.2-111.0.3-111.0.3-211.0.3-311.1.0-111.1.1-13.1-13.2.16-13.2.16-24.0.13-14.0.17-14.0.17-24.0.17-34.1.21-14.1.28-14.1.28-24.2.9-1 |
11.1.1-2 |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitDebian:13 |
before 11.1.1-2, plus listed versions 10.0.130-110.0.130-210.0.130-310.1.105-110.1.105-2 Show 45 moreShow less10.1.105-310.1.168-110.1.168-1010.1.168-1110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.168-410.1.168-510.1.168-610.1.168-710.1.168-7~bpo10+110.1.168-810.1.168-910.1.243-110.1.243-210.1.243-310.1.243-410.1.243-510.1.243-610.1.243-6~bpo10+110.1.243-710.1.243-810.2.89-110.2.89-210.2.89-310.2.89-410.2.89-510.2.89-5~bpo10+111.0.2-111.0.3-111.0.3-211.0.3-311.1.0-111.1.1-13.1-13.2.16-13.2.16-24.0.13-14.0.17-14.0.17-24.0.17-34.1.21-14.1.28-14.1.28-24.2.9-1 |
11.1.1-2 |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.5.14-26.5.19-27.0.28-17.0.28-27.0.28-2ubuntu17.5.18-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.61-18.0.61-28.0.61-39.0.176-29.1.85-19.1.85-2ubuntu19.1.85-39.1.85-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 10.1.168-1build110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.243-1ubuntu210.1.243-1ubuntu310.1.243-210.1.243-3 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.3.1-411.3.1-511.4.3-111.4.3-1build111.5.1-1build111.5.1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.0.1-212.0.1-312.0.1-412.0.1-4build112.0.1-4build312.0.1-4build4 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.2.2-2build112.3.2-112.4.1-212.4.1-412.4.1-4build1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.4.1-812.4.1-8.112.4.1-8.212.4.1-8.2build112.4.1-8.2ubuntu112.4.1-8.2ubuntu2 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.4.1-4build112.4.1-512.4.1-6build112.4.1-6build212.4.1-8 |
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-2020-5991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nvidia Cuda Toolkit, published October 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in nvidia-cuda-toolkit 11.1.1-2.
References
Left out here: 138 versions. The JSON record has them.