CVE-2025-23244 Privilege escalation in GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software, Cloud Gaming
An unprivileged attacker can exploit the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to escalate privileges, potentially leading to code execution and data tampering.
- 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
What is CVE-2025-23244?
CVE-2025-23244 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, vGPU Software, Cloud Gaming, published on 1 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability which could allow an unprivileged attacker to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23244?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23244?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-23244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23244, GHSA-7892-j586-2q4m, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23244.