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CVE-2025-33214VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-33214: NVIDIA NVTabular · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affects NVIDIA NVTabularSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately verify their NVTabular versions and apply the patch containing commit 5dd11f4 or later. If an official patch is not yet available, organizations should implement strict input validation and sanitization on all serialized data processed by the Workflow component to prevent untrusted deserialization. Network-level controls should restrict access to NVTabular services to trusted users and systems only. Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. Conduct thorough code reviews and security testing of data ingestion pipelines that utilize NVTabular. Additionally, organizations should maintain up-to-date backups of critical data and establish incident response plans tailored to potential deserialization attacks. Collaboration with NVIDIA for timely updates and advisories is essential. Finally, raising awareness among data scientists and engineers about the risks of deserializing untrusted data can reduce inadvertent exposure.

Description

CVE-2025-33214 is a high-severity deserialization vulnerability in NVIDIA NVTabular's Workflow component on Linux. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or tamper with data by exploiting untrusted data deserialization. The vulnerability requires no privileges but does require user interaction. All NVTabular versions prior to the commit 5dd11f4 are affected. Although no known exploits are currently in the wild, the CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a serious risk. European organizations using NVTabular for data processing or machine learning workflows should prioritize patching. Countries with significant AI and data science sectors and NVIDIA product adoption are at higher risk. Immediate mitigation involves updating NVTabular to include the fixed commit and restricting untrusted input to the Workflow component.

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