Use After Free in Nvidia Geforce

CVE-2025-23280

NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.000 (0.6th 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 Geforce — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02
  • Nvidia Guest Driver — versions 580.82.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1), 580.82.07(All versions up to and including the August 2025 release), 570.172.08(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4)
  • Nvidia Rtx, Quadro, Nvs — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02
  • Nvidia Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 580.95.05, All driver versions prior to 570.195.03, All driver versions prior to 535.274.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23280?
CVE-2025-23280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Geforce, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-23280?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-23280 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.