Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NVIDIA DOCA
CVE-2025-23257

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Nvidia Doca With Collectx-clxapidev
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-23257?

The NVIDIA DOCA platform contains a vulnerability in the collectx-clxapidev Debian package that allows a low-privileged actor to escalate their privileges. If exploited successfully, this vulnerability can enable unauthorized users to gain elevated access, leading to potential system compromise. This poses a significant risk to system integrity and requires immediate attention for affected users to mitigate potential exploitation.

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Affected Version(s)

NVIDIA DOCA with collectx-clxapidev Linux – Debian based-2.10 All 2.10 versions

NVIDIA DOCA with collectx-clxapidev Linux – Debian based-2.9 All 2.9 versions prior to 2.9.3

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23257
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23257
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5655

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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