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CVE-2025-23352NVD status: Deferred

Virtual GPU Manager: Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVE-2025-23352 is a high-severity access of uninitialized pointer vulnerability in Virtual GPU Manager from NVIDIA, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Virtual GPU Manager versions: 580.82.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1); 570.172.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4); 535.261.04(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.11). The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Virtual GPU Manager you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
NVIDIAVirtual GPU Manager580.82.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.1); 570.172.07(All versions prior to and including vGPU 18.4); 535.261.04(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.11)Not stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (nvidia.com).

Official description

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

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Access of Uninitialized Pointer

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.

More Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerabilities (CWE-824)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Virtual GPU Manager

All Virtual GPU Manager vulnerabilities

Recent Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerabilities

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