CVE-2025-33220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where a malicious guest could cause heap memory access after the memory is freed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33220
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5747
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33220

History

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description		NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where a malicious guest could cause heap memory access after the memory is freed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33220 https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5747 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33220
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2026-01-28T17:48:40.752Z

Updated: 2026-01-28T18:04:05.271Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T18:51:06.915Z

Link: CVE-2025-33220

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-28T18:03:58.669Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-28T18:16:48.857

Modified: 2026-01-28T18:16:48.857

Link: CVE-2025-33220

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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