CVE-2025-33204

Local code execution via malicious NLP data

Published Nov 25, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Code injection in NVIDIA NeMo Framework before 2.5.1 allows local users to execute code through malicious NLP and LLM component data. NVIDIA identifies the affected locus only as the NLP and LLM components and has not disclosed the operation that handles the malicious data. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and can execute code, elevate privileges, disclose information, or tamper with data in the affected process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in NVIDIA NeMo Framework before 2.5.1 allows local users to execute code through malicious NLP and LLM component data. NVIDIA identifies the affected locus only as the NLP and LLM components and has not disclosed the operation that handles the malicious data. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and can execute code, elevate privileges, disclose information, or tamper with data in the affected process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-33204
Published
Nov 25, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
NeMo Framework
Classifications
CWE-94
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 2.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DPDK Project · NeMo Frameworkversion=All versions prior to 2.5.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVIDIACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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