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Nvidia Nsight Graphics < 2025.5 Command Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 296610

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Synopsis

Nvidia Nsight Graphics installed on remote Linux host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

NVIDIA NSIGHT Graphics for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause command injection. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and denial of service.

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 Nsight Graphics version 2025.5 or later.

See Also

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5738

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 296610

File Name: nvidia_nsight_graphics_2025_5.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/26/2026

Updated: 2/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-33206

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: installed_sw/NVIDIA Nsight Graphics

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-33206

IAVA: 2026-A-0056