PT-2026-5169 · Nvidia · Nvidia Display Driver For Windows

Published 2026-01-28 · Updated 2026-02-19 · CVE-2025-33217

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows has a flaw that allows an attacker to trigger a use after free condition. Exploitation of this issue could result in code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure. A use after free occurs when memory that has been freed is accessed again, potentially leading to unpredictable behavior and security compromises.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

DoS

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-33217

Affected Products

Nvidia Display Driver For Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33217 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33217 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/ThreatSynop/status/2017242873901506892 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2016571160406773999 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/aurasentinal/status/2024343387772756241 · Twitter Post
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5747 · Note