NVIDIA App < 11.0.5.245 Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-23297)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266456

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application installed which is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running NVIDIA App, an NVIDIA GPU companion app, whose reported version is prior to 11.0.5.245. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability:

- NVIDIA Installer for NvAPP for Windows contains a vulnerability in the FrameviewSDK installation process, where an attacker with local unprivileged access could modify files in the Frameview SDK directory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges. (CVE-2025-23297)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to NVIDIA App version 11.0.5.245 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266456

File Name: nvidia_app_11_0_5_245.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/3/2025

Updated: 10/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-23297

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:nvidia:nvidia_app

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/NVIDIA App

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-23297

IAVA: 2025-A-0718

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