CVE-2016-7382

What it is

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2016-11-08 20:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2016-11-08 20:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:52 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-275

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Nvidia Gpu Driver 304.131
• Nvidia Gpu Driver 340.98
• Nvidia Gpu Driver 361.93.02
• Nvidia Gpu Driver 367.44
• Nvidia Gpu Driver 367.54
• Nvidia Gpu Driver 370.23

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.8

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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