CVE-2025-23263 Privilege escalation in DOCA-Host and Mellanox OFED
An attacker on a VM can escalate privileges and cause denial of service on the VLAN via the VGT+ feature in NVIDIA DOCA-Host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23263?
CVE-2025-23263 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA DOCA-Host and Mellanox OFED, published on 17 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA DOCA-Host and Mellanox OFED contain a vulnerability in the VGT+ feature, where an attacker on a VM might cause escalation of privileges and denial of service on the VLAN.
Weakness: CWE-279
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23263?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-23263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f2hw-22w7-pg9w.