What is CVE-2025-33229?

CVE-2025-33229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-01-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-33229?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2025-33229

NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio for Windows contains a vulnerability in Nsight Monitor where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition Monitor application. A successful exploit o…

EPSS: 0.002 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Cuda Toolkit — versions All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1
Nvidia Cuda_toolkit

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

psirt@nvidia.com (US Government Resource, VDB Entry)
psirt@nvidia.com (Third Party Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-33229?: CVE-2025-33229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-33229?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.