Use After Free in NVIDIA Geforce

CVE-2025-33220

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where a malicious guest could cause heap memory access after the memory is freed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or 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 (9.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% 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-2025-33220: 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 590.48.01, All driver versions prior to 580.126.09, All driver versions prior to 570.211.01
  • NVIDIA Rtx Pro, Rtx, Quadro — versions All driver versions prior to 590.48.01, All driver versions prior to 580.126.09, All driver versions prior to 570.211.01
  • NVIDIA Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 590.48.01, All driver versions prior to 580.126.09, All driver versions prior to 570.211.01
  • NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager — versions 580.105.06(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 19.3), 570.195.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 18.5), 535.274.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 16.13)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33220?
CVE-2025-33220 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-2025-33220?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.