Use-after-free in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2025-23281
Published: July 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113390
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/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-2025-23281
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A local user can win a race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23281
Install updates from vendor's website.