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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-33231
NVIDIA Nsight Systems DLL Loading Path Manipulation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2026, 4:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-33231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows
1 Nvidia cuda_toolkit
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 9576f279-3576-44b5-a4af-b9a8644b2de6
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Address insecure DLL search paths to prevent code execution and other impacts.
  • Update NVIDIA Nsight Systems to the latest version.
  • Ensure DLL search paths are configured securely.
  • Remove or restrict search paths pointing to insecure locations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-33231.

URL Resource
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33231 US Government Resource VDB Entry
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5755 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33231 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-33231 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-33231 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-33231 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
NVIDIA Alert: High-Severity Code Execution Flaws Hit CUDA Toolkit

NVIDIA has rolled out a critical software update for its widely used CUDA Toolkit, patching a quartet of high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 22, 2026 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-33231 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cuda_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type NVIDIA Corporation: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33231 Types: US Government Resource, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type NVIDIA Corporation: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5755 Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type NVIDIA Corporation: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33231 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-427
    Added Reference https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33231
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5755
    Added Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33231
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.7
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