CVE-2025-33231 Other in CUDA Toolkit
Attackers can execute code and escalate privileges via insecure DLL search paths in NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows.
- 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-2025-33231?
CVE-2025-33231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, published on 20 Jan 2026. 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
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service and information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Cuda Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2025-33231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-33231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-33231, GHSA-5mf7-vvcv-g4pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33231.