CVE-2025-23276 Privilege escalation in GPU Display Drivers

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can escalate privileges, execute code, and tamper with data via the NVIDIA Installer for Windows.

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-2025-23276?

CVE-2025-23276 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers, published on 2 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA Installer for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker may be able to escalate privileges. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, code execution, information disclosure and data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-552

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23276?

How do I fix CVE-2025-23276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-23276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f97g-94hp-59h9.

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