Insecure DLL loading in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2025-23309

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Insecure DLL loading in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2025-23309

Published: October 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116977
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-23309
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
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 usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can place a malicious .dll file into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-23309

Install updates from vendor's website.

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