8.2

CVE-2025-23309: nvidia geforce Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.2v3.1HighDeferred
Published 10-10-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23309 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in nvidia geforce. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA Display Driver contains a vulnerability where an uncontrolled DLL loading path might lead to arbitrary denial of service, escalation of privileges, code execution, and data tampering.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

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

Nvidia3 products
  • geforceAll driver versions prior to 581.42
  • nvidia rtx, quadro, nvsAll driver versions prior to 581.42 | All driver versions prior to 573.76 | All driver versions prior to 539.56
  • teslaAll driver versions prior to 581.42 | All driver versions prior to 573.76 | All driver versions prior to 539.56

1 vendor · 3 products

References

3 links