What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-23259?

CVE-2025-23259 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Nvidia are affected by CVE-2025-23259?

Organizations using NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2025-23259, a race condition vulnerability rated CVSS 6.5.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-23259?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Nvidia CVE-2025-23259

MEDIUM

Race Condition (CWE-362)

2025-09-04 psirt@nvidia.com

Denial Of Service Information Disclosure Race Condition Nvidia Suse

6.5

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Apr 05, 2026 - 08:30 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:10 vuln.today

CVE Published

Sep 04, 2025 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-362. NVIDIA Mellanox DPDK contains a vulnerability in Poll Mode Driver (PMD), where an attacker on a VM in the system might be able to cause information disclosure and denial of service on the network interface.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.