NVIDIA GeForce/RTX/Quadro/NVS on Windows HD Audio Driver null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro and NVS on Windows and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HD Audio Driver. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-33237. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro and NVS on Windows (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component HD Audio Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA HD Audio Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could exploit a NULL pointer dereference issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a denial of service.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-33237 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.

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 vulnerability database at 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-33237 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343283
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0235 - Nvidia Treiber: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2026 20:42
Updated: 01/28/2026 21:11
Changes: 01/28/2026 20:42 (61), 01/28/2026 21:11 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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