NVIDIA Cumulus Linux GA/Cumulus Linux LTS/NVOS NVUE Interface privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux GA, Cumulus Linux LTS and NVOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NVUE Interface. Such manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-33179. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux GA, Cumulus Linux LTS and NVOS (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component NVUE Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products contain a vulnerability in the NVUE interface, where a low-privileged user could run an unauthorized command. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-33179 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/28/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
02/24/2026 +315 days Advisory disclosed
02/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/28/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-33179 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-33179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347636

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2026 20:40
Updated: 02/28/2026 16:13
Changes: 02/24/2026 20:40 (59), 02/28/2026 16:13 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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