Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers
CVE-2025-23279
NVIDIA .run Installer for Linux and Solaris contains a vulnerability where an attacker could use a race condition to escalate privileges. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, denial of service, or data tampering.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nvidia Gpu Display Drivers — versions R575
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-23279?
- CVE-2025-23279 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-23279?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-23279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.