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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-33229 · published 20 January 2026

CVE-2025-33229: Nvidia cuda toolkit uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

Nvidia · Cuda Toolkit

NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio for Windows contains a vulnerability in Nsight Monitor where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition Monitor application. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges, code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

7.3 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.19% · top 92.2% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
7.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio for Windows contains a vulnerability in Nsight Monitor where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition Monitor application. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges, code execution, 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

LinkTags
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33229 US Government ResourceVDB Entry
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5755 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33229 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-33229), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.