Use After Free in NVIDIA Geforce

CVE-2025-33217

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could trigger a use after free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-33217: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • NVIDIA Geforce — versions All driver versions prior to 591.59
  • NVIDIA Rtx Pro, Rtx, Quadro — versions All driver versions prior to 591.59, All driver versions prior to 582.16, All driver versions prior to 573.96
  • NVIDIA Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 591.59, All driver versions prior to 582.16, All driver versions prior to 573.96

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33217?
CVE-2025-33217 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-33217?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.