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CVE-2025-23281

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows

NVIDIA CVSS 7 Updated March 12, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows allows an attacker with local unprivileged access to potentially trigger a use-after-free error, leading to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure. Successful exploitation requires winning a race condition, making it a complex attack vector but still posing significant risk to system security and integrity."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset nvldumd.dll
Standard Path %windir%\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: nvldumd.dll (Driver)
$Targets = 'nvldumd.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Graphics and display services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Potential security vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows, requiring driver update to mitigate use-after-free error and associated risks.

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