CVE-2025-33179

Privilege escalation via unauthorized NVUE command

Published Feb 24, 2026 · Updated Feb 24, 2026

Incorrect privilege assignment in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges through NVUE. NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected function or failed authorization check, stating only that NVUE permits a low-privileged user to run an unauthorized command. Adjacent-network reachability and a low-privileged account are required; successful exploitation permits commands with elevated privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect privilege assignment in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges through NVUE. NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected function or failed authorization check, stating only that NVUE permits a low-privileged user to run an unauthorized command. Adjacent-network reachability and a low-privileged account are required; successful exploitation permits commands with elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-33179
Published
Feb 24, 2026
Updated
Feb 24, 2026
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
NVOS
Classifications
CWE-266, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 1.3 - 25.02.244
  2. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 25.02.4282
  3. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 25.02.5030

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DPDK Project · NVOSversion=All versions prior to 1.3 - 25.02.244; version=All versions prior to 25.02.4282; version=All versions prior to 25.02.5030
DPDK Project · Cumulus Linuxversion=All versions prior to 5.11.4; version=All versions prior to 5.14 (5.13.x, 5.12.x, and older GA versions); version=All versions prior to 5.9.4

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.0NVIDIA CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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