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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-23259

NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service

Published Sep 4, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 4, 2025 · NVIDIA Upstream DPDK

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-23259. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of NVIDIA Upstream DPDK is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor NVIDIA Upstream DPDK All versions prior to 23.11.5 LTS

NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network interface.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor NVIDIA Upstream DPDK All versions prior to 23.11.5 LTSAll versions prior to 23.11.5 LTS

How to fix CVE-2025-23259

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-23259. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of NVIDIA Upstream DPDK is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with NVIDIA Upstream DPDK All versions prior to 23.11.5 LTS All versions prior to 23.11.5 LTS. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network interface.

  2. Sep 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network interface.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-23259

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-23259

    30-day exploitation probability 0.29%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26732

    NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network interface.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026