CVE-2025-33218 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where an attacker could cause an integer overflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (NVIDIA GeForce, NVIDIA Guest driver, NVIDIA RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro…).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GeForce | version All driver versions prior to 591.59 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | version 581.80(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 19.3)version 573.76(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 18.5)version 539.56(All versions prior to and including vGPU software 16.12) | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| NVIDIA | RTX PRO, RTX, Quadro | version All driver versions prior to 591.59version All driver versions prior to 582.16version All driver versions prior to 573.96version All driver versions prior to 539.64 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | version All driver versions prior to 591.59version All driver versions prior to 582.16version All driver versions prior to 573.91version All driver versions prior to 539.64 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.9 | psirt@nvidia.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | nvidia via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: psirt@nvidia.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.21%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · nvidia/geforce, nvidia/rtx pro, rtx, quadro, nvidia/tesla, nvidia/guest driver
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 7.8
- Source status changed · → Deferred
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
3 on the record
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-24199 Race Condition in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
- High CVE-2026-24193 Out-of-bounds Write in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
- High CVE-2026-24192 NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause… May 26, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-24197 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
- High CVE-2026-24196 Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
- High CVE-2026-24194 NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler… May 26, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-33218 is "Integer Overflow or Wraparound in NVIDIA GeForce", rated High. It affects GeForce (NVIDIA); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.21% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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