NVIDIA GeForce/RTX PRO/RTX/Quadro/Tesla on Windows use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro and Tesla on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-33217. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro and Tesla on Windows. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could trigger a use after free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-33217 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/31/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297218 (NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (January 2026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (297218) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0235). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Nvidia Treiber

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 297218
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (January 2026)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
01/28/2026 +288 days Advisory disclosed
01/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-33217 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343259
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0235 - Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2026 20:31
Updated: 01/31/2026 03:52
Changes: 01/28/2026 20:31 (61), 01/28/2026 21:11 (7), 01/31/2026 03:52 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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