# CVE-2023-25517: Missing authorization in vGPU software

> A guest OS can access unauthorized resources in NVIDIA vGPU software, leading to information disclosure and data tampering.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w64q-wx8r-43p6

## What is CVE-2023-25517?

CVE-2023-25517 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 3 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a guest OS may be able to control resources for which it is not authorized, which may lead to information disclosure and data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25517?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nvidia Gpu Display Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

- [CVE-2026-24187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24187/): Use after free in GeForce (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0184/): Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-34671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34671/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2022-28181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28181/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2022-28182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28182/): Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25517 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25517 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Display Driver, published on 3 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nvidia Gpu Display Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25517/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25517/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25517
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25517
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25517

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25517/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.