Insecure DLL loading in CUDA Toolkit - CVE-2025-33231
Published: May 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131729
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-33231
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path element in the application's DLL loading mechanism when loading DLLs through insecure search paths. A local user can exploit insecure DLL search paths to execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
CUDA Toolkit
How to mitigate CVE-2025-33231
Install security update from vendor's website.
CUDA Toolkit - update to 13.1.0