CVE-2016-8827

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Published 2016-12-16 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
6.5

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@nvidia.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5033

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@nvidia.com — http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4279

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
nvidia nvidiageforce_experience{"startIncluding":"3.0","endExcluding":"3.1.0.52"}3.1.0.52

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.