CVE-2025-33217
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Use-After-Free in NVIDIA Windows Display Driver Enables Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could trigger a use after free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
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Published
2026-01-28
Last Modified
2026-01-28
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2026-06-16
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2026-01-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-33217
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206463
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nvidia display_driver *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and involves a use after free condition. An attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, tamper with data, cause denial of service, or disclose information.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to run malicious code on your system, gain higher privileges than intended, alter or tamper with data, disrupt system availability through denial of service, or access sensitive information.

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