FKIE_CVE-2025-33221
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-26 18:16 - Updated: 2026-07-24 11:10
Severity
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause an incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering and denial of service.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| psirt@nvidia.com | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33221 | Third Party Advisory | |
| psirt@nvidia.com | https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821 | Vendor Advisory | |
| psirt@nvidia.com | https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33221 | Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * | |
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * | |
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * | |
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * | |
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * | |
| nvidia | gpu_display_driver | * |
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