Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS Products
CVE-2025-33179

8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Cumulus Linux Ga
Cumulus Linux Lts
Nvos
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 February 2026

What is CVE-2025-33179?

A vulnerability exists in the NVUE interface of NVIDIA Cumulus Linux and NVOS products, which allows low-privileged users to execute unauthorized commands. This exploitation could potentially lead to unauthorized privilege escalation within the system, compromising its integrity and security posture.

Affected Version(s)

Cumulus Linux GA Cumulus Linux(5.14) All versions prior to 5.14 (5.13.x, 5.12.x, and older GA versions)

Cumulus Linux LTS Cumulus Linux(5.11) All versions prior to 5.11.4

Cumulus Linux LTS Cumulus Linux(5.9) All versions prior to 5.9.4

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-33179
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-33179
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5722

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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