CVE-2025-23355

NVIDIA Nsight Graphics for Windows contains a vulnerability in an ngfx component, where an attacker could cause a DLL highjacking attack. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and denial of service.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23355	US Government Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5704	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23355	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nsight_graphics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Oct 2025, 15:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nsight_graphics:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
References	~~() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23355 -~~	() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23355 - US Government Resource
References	~~() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5704 -~~	() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5704 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23355 -~~	() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23355 - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Nvidia Microsoft windows Nvidia nsight Graphics Microsoft

01 Oct 2025, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-01 22:15

Updated : 2025-10-22 15:50

NVD link : CVE-2025-23355

Mitre link : CVE-2025-23355

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-23355

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

nsight_graphics

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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