CVE-2025-33185VulnerabilityPublished 11 Nov 2025Updated 14 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-33185: AuthN component of NVIDIA AIStore · Missing Authorization

Affects AuthN component of NVIDIA AIStoreSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 3.31 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.31

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade AuthN component of NVIDIA AIStore to 3.31.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
NVIDIA AuthN component of NVIDIA AIStore	Affected <3.31	Fixed in 3.31

AI-suggested

1. Upgrade NVIDIA AIStore to version 3.31 or later as soon as the patch is available to ensure the missing authorization checks are implemented. 2. Until patching is possible, restrict network access to the AuthN component of NVIDIA AIStore by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks. 3. Deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to monitor for unusual or unauthorized access attempts targeting the AIStore AuthN interface. 4. Conduct regular audits of access logs and authentication events to identify potential exploitation attempts. 5. Apply the principle of least privilege for all users and services interacting with AIStore to minimize the risk of lateral movement if a breach occurs. 6. Educate security teams about this specific vulnerability to ensure rapid response and remediation. 7. Coordinate with NVIDIA support and subscribe to security advisories for timely updates on patches and mitigation guidance.

Description

NVIDIA AIStore contains a vulnerability in AuthN where an unauthenticated user may cause information disclosure. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to information disclosure.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2025-33185 is unauthorized information disclosure, which could lead to exposure of sensitive AI training data, configuration details, or operational metadata stored within NVIDIA AIStore. This could compromise intellectual property, reveal proprietary AI models or datasets, and potentially aid attackers in crafting further targeted attacks. While the vulnerability does not affect data integrity or system availability, the confidentiality breach alone can have significant reputational and regulatory consequences, especially under GDPR and other data protection laws. Organizations in sectors such as automotive, manufacturing, healthcare, and finance that leverage NVIDIA AIStore for AI workloads are at particular risk. The ease of exploitation without authentication increases the threat level, as attackers can probe vulnerable systems remotely. However, the medium severity rating reflects that the impact is limited to information disclosure without direct system disruption or data manipulation.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Nov 2025, 16:48 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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