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CVE-2025-33231

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.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.16% probability · 6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-427
Affected
nvidia/cuda toolkit
Source
psirt@nvidia.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.