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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-33228

NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_

Published Jan 20, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-33228. EPSS is 1.36%. Act only if a listed version of NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.36%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1

NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1

How to fix CVE-2025-33228

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-2025-33228. EPSS is 1.36%. Act only if a listed version of NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1 All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.36%. 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. Jan 20, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-33228

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33228

    30-day exploitation probability 1.36%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3357

    NVIDIA Nsight Systems contains a vulnerability in the gfx_hotspot recipe, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the process_nsys_rep_cli.py script if the script is invoked manually. A successful exploit of this vulnerability migh

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026