CVE-2025-23281 (GCVE-0-2025-23281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-02 22:07 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker with local unprivileged access that can win a race condition might be able to trigger a use-after-free error. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-05 03:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GPU Display Drivers |
Affected:
R535, R570, R575
|
guessed |
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