What is CVE-2025-23261?

CVE-2025-23261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Cumulus Linux, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-23261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Nvidia Cumulus Linux

CVE-2025-23261

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability, where hashed user passwords are not properly suppressed in log files, potentially disclosing information to unauthorized users.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Cumulus Linux — versions Cumulus Linux 5.12, 5.11, 5.10, 5.9 and older
Nvidia Nvos — versions NVOS 25.02.21xx, 25.02.22xx, 25.02.23xx, NVOS 25.02.3xxx

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23261?: CVE-2025-23261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Cumulus Linux, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-23261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.