NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 297690

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Synopsis

A GPU virtualization application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

A display driver installed on the remote Linux host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including the following:

- NVIDIA Display Driver contains a vulnerability where an uncontrolled DLL loading path might lead to arbitrary denial of service, escalation of privileges, code execution, and data tampering. (CVE-2025-33219)

- NVIDIA Project G-Assist contains a vulnerability where an attacker might be able to escalate permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure. (CVE-2025-33220)

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

Solution

Upgrade the NVIDIA vGPU Manager software in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 297690

File Name: nvidia_vgpu_2026_1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/3/2026

Updated: 2/4/2026

Supported Sensors: 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-2025-33219

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-33220

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager, os_fingerprint.nasl

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-33219, CVE-2025-33220

IAVA: 2026-A-0095

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