Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-33228 · published 20 January 2026
CVE-2025-33228: Nvidia cuda toolkit os command injection vulnerability
Nvidia · Cuda Toolkit
NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Description
NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. 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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33228 | US Government ResourceVDB Entry |
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5755 | PatchVendor Advisory |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33228 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-33228), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.