NVIDIA Nsight Systems DLL Search Path Vulnerability (Windows)
CVE-2025-33231 Published on January 20, 2026
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows contains a vulnerability in the applications DLL loading mechanism where an attacker could cause an uncontrolled search path element by exploiting insecure DLL search paths. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service and information disclosure.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-33231 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2025-33231 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-33231
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit Version All versions prior to CUDA Toolkit 13.1 is affected by CVE-2025-33231Exploit Probability
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