CVE-2025-33179 (GCVE-0-2025-33179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-24 18:41 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:31
VLAI?
Summary
NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability in the NVUE interface, where a low-privileged user could run an unauthorized command. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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| NVIDIA | Cumulus Linux GA |
Affected:
All versions prior to 5.14 (5.13.x, 5.12.x, and older GA versions)
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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