Bug 2431287 (CVE-2025-33230)

Summary: CVE-2025-33230 nsight-systems: NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Linux: Privilege escalation and code execution via OS command injection in installer
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A flaw was found in the NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Linux installer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a malicious string as the installation path, leading to an operating system (OS) command injection. A successful exploit could result in escalation of privileges, arbitrary code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-20 18:01:41 UTC
NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Linux contains a vulnerability in the .run installer, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection by supplying a malicious string to the installation path. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, code execution, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.