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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-33231

NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploitin

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-2025-33231. EPSS is 0.19%. 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
Medium6.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1

NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. 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-2025-33231

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-2025-33231. EPSS is 0.19%. 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 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

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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 for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. 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 for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. 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-2025-33231

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33231

    30-day exploitation probability 0.19%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3375

    NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the application’s DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution

    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