CVE-2025-23297 Privilege escalation in NVIDIA App
A local attacker can modify Frameview SDK files during installation to escalate privileges on Windows systems using the NVIDIA App.
- 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-2025-23297?
CVE-2025-23297 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA App, published on 1 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Installer for NvAPP for Windows contains a vulnerability in the FrameviewSDK installation process, where an attacker with local unprivileged access could modify files in the Frameview SDK directory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23297?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-23297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x9x-fqgh-27m7.