CVE-2025-33181

Local privilege escalation via NVUE command injection

Published Feb 24, 2026 · Updated Feb 24, 2026

Command injection in the NVUE interface in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS allows local users to escalate privileges. NVUE passes low-privileged user input into a command without neutralizing command elements; NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected operation or parameter. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction, and successful injection grants elevated privileges with broad system impact.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in the NVUE interface in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS allows local users to escalate privileges. NVUE passes low-privileged user input into a command without neutralizing command elements; NVIDIA has not disclosed the affected operation or parameter. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction, and successful injection grants elevated privileges with broad system impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-33181
Published
Feb 24, 2026
Updated
Feb 24, 2026
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
NVOS
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
local
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 vectorlocal
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

8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3NVIDIACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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