CVE-2025-23252
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe NVIDIA NVDebug tool contains a vulnerability that may allow an actor to gain access to restricted components. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to information disclosure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe NVIDIA NVDebug tool contains an access control vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated actor to bypass restrictions and access restricted components. This unauthorized access leads to disclosure of sensitive information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if NVDebug is installedLocate the NVDebug tool on the system. Check common NVIDIA toolkit installation directories or search for the nvdebug binary using 'where nvdebug' on Windows or 'which nvdebug' / 'find / -name nvdebug' on Linux.Affected if NVDebug tool is present on the system
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Determine installed NVDebug versionRun 'nvdebug --version' or check the binary file properties/version info to identify the exact version number.Affected if Version is 1.6.0 exactly
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Verify network exposureCheck if the system running NVDebug is accessible from untrusted networks. Review firewall rules, network ACLs, and any port configurations that may expose NVDebug to external access.Affected if NVDebug or its host is reachable from untrusted networks or users without authentication
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Review access control configurationExamine NVDebug configuration files or settings for any authentication or authorization controls. Check if default restrictions have been modified to allow unauthenticated access.Affected if Access controls are disabled, weakened, or misconfigured to permit unauthenticated use
You are affected if NVDebug version 1.6.0 is installed AND is accessible to unauthenticated or untrusted users, either locally or over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the NVIDIA security patch when available; in the interim, restrict access to the NVDebug tool and ensure it is not exposed to untrusted users or networks.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-23252 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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