CVE-2025-33231
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-33231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-3375
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-3375- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mf7-vvcv-g4pr
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5mf7-vvcv-g4pr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-33231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-33231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service and information disclosure.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-33231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service and information disclosure.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33231- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nvidia-cuda-toolkitDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 10.0.130-110.0.130-210.0.130-310.1.105-110.1.105-2 Show 45 moreShow less10.1.105-310.1.168-110.1.168-1010.1.168-1110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.168-410.1.168-510.1.168-610.1.168-710.1.168-7~bpo10+110.1.168-810.1.168-910.1.243-110.1.243-210.1.243-310.1.243-410.1.243-510.1.243-610.1.243-6~bpo10+110.1.243-710.1.243-810.2.89-110.2.89-210.2.89-310.2.89-410.2.89-510.2.89-5~bpo10+111.0.2-111.0.3-111.0.3-211.0.3-311.1.0-111.1.1-111.1.1-211.1.1-311.1.1-3~bpo10+111.1.1-411.2.0-111.2.0-211.2.0-2~bpo10+111.2.1-111.2.1-211.2.1-2~bpo10+111.2.2-1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 10.0.130-110.0.130-210.0.130-310.1.105-110.1.105-2 Show 45 moreShow less10.1.105-310.1.168-110.1.168-1010.1.168-1110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.168-410.1.168-510.1.168-610.1.168-710.1.168-7~bpo10+110.1.168-810.1.168-910.1.243-110.1.243-210.1.243-310.1.243-410.1.243-510.1.243-610.1.243-6~bpo10+110.1.243-710.1.243-810.2.89-110.2.89-210.2.89-310.2.89-410.2.89-510.2.89-5~bpo10+111.0.2-111.0.3-111.0.3-211.0.3-311.1.0-111.1.1-111.1.1-211.1.1-311.1.1-3~bpo10+111.1.1-411.2.0-111.2.0-211.2.0-2~bpo10+111.2.1-111.2.1-211.2.1-2~bpo10+111.2.2-1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.5.14-26.5.19-27.0.28-17.0.28-27.0.28-2ubuntu17.5.18-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.0.61-18.0.61-28.0.61-39.0.176-29.1.85-19.1.85-2ubuntu19.1.85-39.1.85-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 10.1.168-1build110.1.168-210.1.168-310.1.243-1ubuntu210.1.243-1ubuntu310.1.243-210.1.243-3 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 11.3.1-411.3.1-511.4.3-111.4.3-1build111.5.1-1build111.5.1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.0.1-212.0.1-312.0.1-412.0.1-4build112.0.1-4build312.0.1-4build4 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.2.2-2build112.3.2-112.4.1-212.4.1-412.4.1-4build1 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.4.1-812.4.1-8.112.4.1-8.212.4.1-8.2build112.4.1-8.2ubuntu112.4.1-8.2ubuntu2 |
None known |
nvidia-cuda-toolkitUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 12.4.1-4build112.4.1-512.4.1-6build112.4.1-6build212.4.1-8 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-33231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Nvidia Cuda Toolkit, published January 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 330 versions. The JSON record has them.