CVE-2025-23342 Privilege escalation in NVDebug tool
An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the NVIDIA NVDebug tool to gain privileged account access, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23342?
CVE-2025-23342 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA NVDebug tool, published on 9 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The NVIDIA NVDebug tool contains a vulnerability that may allow an actor to gain access to a privileged account . A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Nvdebug.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-23342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA NVDebug tool
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mp9w-cfqh-r6h7.