7.8

CVE-2025-33220: nvidia geforce Use After Free

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-33220
Published 28-01-2026Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-33220 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in nvidia geforce. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager, where a malicious guest could cause heap memory access after the memory is freed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

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

Ubuntu35 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430All versions (No fix recorded)
Nvidia4 products
  • geforceAll driver versions prior to 590.48.01 | All driver versions prior to 580.126.09 | All driver versions prior to 570.211.01 | All driver versions prior to 535.288.01
  • rtx pro, rtx, quadroAll driver versions prior to 590.48.01 | All driver versions prior to 580.126.09 | All driver versions prior to 570.211.01 | All driver versions prior to 535.288.01
  • teslaAll driver versions prior to 590.48.01 | All driver versions prior to 580.126.09 | All driver versions prior to 570.211.01 | All driver versions prior to 535.288.01
  • virtual_gpu_manager580.105.06(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 19.3) | 570.195.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 18.5) | 535.274.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 16.13)

2 vendors · 39 products

References

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