Local Unprivileged PrivEsc via NVIDIA FrameviewSDK File Tampering
CVE-2025-23297 Published on October 1, 2025

NVIDIA Installer for NvAPP for Windows contains a vulnerability in the FrameviewSDK installation process, where an attacker with local unprivileged access could modify files in the Frameview SDK directory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-23297 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.


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Affected Versions

NVIDIA App Version All versions prior to 11.0.5.245 is affected by CVE-2025-23297

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
1.85%

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