Description
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.
Affected products
nvidia: gpu display driver
References3
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821 Vendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33221 Third Party Advisory
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33221 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.0
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 7 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20
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