Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2026 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2025-33230
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in CUDA Toolkit from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Linux contains a vulnerability in the .run installer, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the installation path. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Debian:13 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33230 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | nvidia-cuda-toolkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-33230 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | CUDA Toolkit | All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H