What is CVE-2025-33225?

CVE-2025-33225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-33225?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2025-33225

NVIDIA Resiliency Extension for Linux contains a vulnerability in log aggregation, where an attacker could cause predictable log-file names. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges, code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

Published 2025-12-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
NVIDIA Resiliency Extension — versions 0.5.0
NVIDIA Resiliency Extension — versions Main branch prior to 0.5.0 release

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33225 (US Government Resource, VDB Entry)
www.cve.org/CVERecord (Third Party Advisory)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5746 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33225?: CVE-2025-33225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-33225?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.