Privilege escalation in NVIDIA App

1) Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants

EUVDB-ID: #VU107878

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23253

CWE-ID: CWE-547 - Use of Hard-coded, Security-relevant Constants

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to NVIDIA NvContainer service for Windows loads OpenSSL from a hard-coded path. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll into the hard-coded location and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience): 10.0.0 - 11.0.2.337

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5644

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.