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TI-2025-24157 Aliases CVE-2025-33221GHSA-mc8c-mh26-q8q7

Improper input validation in NVIDIA GeForce

Priority LOW 26CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GeForce (NVIDIA): 595.71.05, 580.159.03, 535.309.01 +1NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA): 595.71.05, 580.159.03, 535.309.01 +3+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NVIDIAGeForcebefore 595.71.05595.71.05Patch availableCNA
NVIDIAGeForcebefore 580.159.03580.159.03Patch availableCNA
NVIDIAGeForcebefore 535.309.01535.309.01Patch availableCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 595.71.05595.71.05Patch availableCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 580.159.03580.159.03Patch availableCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 535.309.01535.309.01Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 595.71.05595.71.05Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 580.159.03580.159.03Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 535.309.01535.309.01Patch availableCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver595.58.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver580.126.09(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver535.288.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver595.58.03(All versions up to and including the March 2026 release)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGeForcebefore 596.36596.36Patch availableCNA
NVIDIAGeForceAll driver versions prior to 582.53 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected.—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 596.36596.36Patch availableCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 582.53582.53Patch availableCNA
NVIDIANVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVSbefore 539.72539.72Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 596.36596.36Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 582.53582.53Patch availableCNA
NVIDIATeslabefore 539.72539.72Patch availableCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver595.97(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver582.16(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4)—No fix listedCNA
NVIDIAGuest driver539.64(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13)—No fix listedCNA
  • GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 595.71.05 Fixed in 595.71.05 Patch available CNA
  • GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 580.159.03 Fixed in 580.159.03 Patch available CNA
  • GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 535.309.01 Fixed in 535.309.01 Patch available CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 595.71.05 Fixed in 595.71.05 Patch available CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 580.159.03 Fixed in 580.159.03 Patch available CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 535.309.01 Fixed in 535.309.01 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 595.71.05 Fixed in 595.71.05 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 580.159.03 Fixed in 580.159.03 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 535.309.01 Fixed in 535.309.01 Patch available CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 595.58.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 580.126.09(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 535.288.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 595.58.03(All versions up to and including the March 2026 release) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 596.36 Fixed in 596.36 Patch available CNA
  • GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected All driver versions prior to 582.53 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 596.36 Fixed in 596.36 Patch available CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 582.53 Fixed in 582.53 Patch available CNA
  • NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 539.72 Fixed in 539.72 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 596.36 Fixed in 596.36 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 582.53 Fixed in 582.53 Patch available CNA
  • Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 539.72 Fixed in 539.72 Patch available CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 595.97(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 582.16(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 539.64(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*535 to before 535.309.01VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*535 to before 539.72VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*580 to before 580.159.03VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*580 to before 582.53; 595 to before 595.36VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*595 to before 595.71.05VulnerableNVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 535 to before 535.309.01 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 535 to before 539.72 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 580 to before 580.159.03 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 580 to before 582.53; 595 to before 595.36 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions 595 to before 595.71.05 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 595.71.05
  • Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 580.159.03
  • Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 535.309.01
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 595.71.05
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 580.159.03
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 535.309.01
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 595.71.05
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 580.159.03
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 535.309.01
  • Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 596.36
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 596.36
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 582.53
  • Fix · CNA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 539.72
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 596.36
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 582.53
  • Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 539.72

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-33221
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc8c-mh26-q8q7

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2022-10972 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-15489 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-00178 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10973 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-19498 Use after free in NVIDIA GeForce CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-00080 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where a user can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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