Integer overflow in NVIDIA GeForce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where an attacker could cause an integer overflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GeForce | before 591.59 | 591.59 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro | before 591.59 | 591.59 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro | before 582.16 | 582.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro | before 573.96 | 573.96 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro | before 539.64 | 539.64 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 591.59 | 591.59 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 582.16 | 582.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 573.91 | 573.91 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 539.64 | 539.64 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 581.80(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 19.3) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 573.76(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 18.5) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 539.56(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 16.12) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 591.59 Fixed in 591.59 Patch available CNA
- RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro VendorNVIDIA Affected before 591.59 Fixed in 591.59 Patch available CNA
- RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro VendorNVIDIA Affected before 582.16 Fixed in 582.16 Patch available CNA
- RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro VendorNVIDIA Affected before 573.96 Fixed in 573.96 Patch available CNA
- RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro VendorNVIDIA Affected before 539.64 Fixed in 539.64 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 591.59 Fixed in 591.59 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 582.16 Fixed in 582.16 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 573.91 Fixed in 573.91 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 539.64 Fixed in 539.64 Patch available CNA
- Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 581.80(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 19.3) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 573.76(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 18.5) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 539.56(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 16.12) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 591.59
- Fix · CNA RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro (NVIDIA) Fixed in 591.59
- Fix · CNA RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro (NVIDIA) Fixed in 582.16
- Fix · CNA RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro (NVIDIA) Fixed in 573.96
- Fix · CNA RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro (NVIDIA) Fixed in 539.64
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 591.59
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 582.16
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 573.91
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 539.64
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-33218
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p4m-966v-gqhf
References
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- TI-2024-00121 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Container Toolkit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2024-00076 NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can set… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2018-02664 Observable discrepancy in Intel Multiple CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-23747 PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-33218 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-33218 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4p4m-966v-gqhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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