7.1

CVE-2025-23278: nvidia gpu display drivers Improper Validation of Array Index

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighDeferred
Published 02-08-2025Last modified 04-08-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23278 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in nvidia gpu display drivers. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8

Timeline

  1. 02-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker might cause an improper index validation by issuing a call with crafted parameters. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering  or denial of service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nvidia1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links