CVE-2025-33221

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where a user could cause an incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering and denial of service.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33221	Third Party Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33221	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::*

History

11 Jun 2026, 02:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Nvidia gpu Display Driver Nvidia
References	~~() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33221 -~~	() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33221 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821 -~~	() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33221 -~~	() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33221 - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::linux::* cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*

26 May 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 18:16

Updated : 2026-06-11 02:55

NVD link : CVE-2025-33221

Mitre link : CVE-2025-33221

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-33221

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

gpu_display_driver

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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