CVE-2025-33221: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation in NVIDIA GeForce
CVE-2025-33221 is a medium severity vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver for Windows and Linux. It involves improper input validation in the kernel driver that can cause incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource. Exploitation could lead to denial of service or data tampering, but no confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. There is no official patch or remediation level currently confirmed by the vendor. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-33221) exists in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver kernel component on Windows and Linux platforms. Due to improper input validation (CWE-20), a user with high privileges could cause incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.4 (medium severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability (denial of service). No confidentiality or integrity impacts are reported. Affected versions include all NVIDIA GeForce driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in denial of service or data tampering due to incorrect permission assignments on critical resources within the NVIDIA GeForce driver. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should avoid running untrusted code with high privileges on affected systems and monitor NVIDIA's security advisories for updates.
CVE-2025-33221: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
CVE-2025-33221 is a medium severity vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver for Windows and Linux. It involves improper input validation in the kernel driver that can cause incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource. Exploitation could lead to denial of service or data tampering, but no confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated. The vulnerability affects all driver versions prior to 595.71.05. There is no official patch or remediation level currently confirmed by the vendor. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-33221) exists in the NVIDIA GeForce display driver kernel component on Windows and Linux platforms. Due to improper input validation (CWE-20), a user with high privileges could cause incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.4 (medium severity) with attack vector local, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability (denial of service). No confidentiality or integrity impacts are reported. Affected versions include all NVIDIA GeForce driver versions prior to 595.71.05. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in denial of service or data tampering due to incorrect permission assignments on critical resources within the NVIDIA GeForce driver. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should avoid running untrusted code with high privileges on affected systems and monitor NVIDIA's security advisories for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-15T18:51:06.915Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15e035891d628fdc67d368
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 18:02:29 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 21:12:46 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:53 UTC
Views: 92
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