CVE-2025-23281 (GCVE-0-2025-23281)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-02 22:07 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50
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Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker with local unprivileged access that can win a race condition might be able to trigger a use-after-free error. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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NVIDIA GPU Display Drivers Affected: R535, R570, R575
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