CVE-2025-33244 – NVIDIA Apex Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
“When a performance tool turns into a control point, the entire system is at risk.”
NVIDIA addressed CVE-2025-33244 in Apex, a critical vulnerability that allows privilege escalation within affected environments. The issue stems from improper handling of system-level operations, enabling attackers to gain elevated permissions and potentially take full control of the host system. This directly impacts environments relying on Apex for high-performance computing and AI workloads.
CVE-2025-33244 has a CVSS score of 9.0, which is Critical severity. There is no verified evidence of active exploitation or publicly available proof-of-concept code. The patch enforces stricter permission controls and corrects the underlying privilege handling flaw, reducing the risk of unauthorized system access.
Key Details
- Attack Vector
- Adjacent
- Attack Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- Low
- User Interaction
- None
- CWE Classification
- CWE-502