CVE-2025-33217 Use after free in GeForce
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in the NVIDIA Windows display driver to execute code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- 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-2025-33217?
CVE-2025-33217 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce, published on 28 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could trigger a use after free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33217?
How do I fix CVE-2025-33217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-33217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cww3-jp3g-84xg.