CVE-2023-25517

Data disclosure and tampering via unauthorized resource control

Published Jul 3, 2023 · Updated Dec 4, 2024

Improper authorization in NVIDIA vGPU Software allows guest OS users to disclose or tamper with data through unauthorized resource control. NVIDIA has not published which Virtual GPU Manager operation omits or misapplies the resource-authorization check. Access from a guest OS with low privileges is required; successful exploitation exposes or modifies data associated with unauthorized resources.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in NVIDIA vGPU Software allows guest OS users to disclose or tamper with data through unauthorized resource control. NVIDIA has not published which Virtual GPU Manager operation omits or misapplies the resource-authorization check. Access from a guest OS with low privileges is required; successful exploitation exposes or modifies data associated with unauthorized resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25517
Published
Jul 3, 2023
Updated
Dec 4, 2024
Vendor
NVIDIA
Product
NVIDIA vGPU Software
Classifications
CWE-285
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to and including 15.2, 13.7, and 11.12, and all versions prior to and including the May 2023 release

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NVIDIA · NVIDIA vGPU Softwareversion=All versions prior to and including 15.2, 13.7, and 11.12, and all versions prior to and including the May 2023 release

Published CVSS scores

7.1NVIDIA CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization

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