# What is CVE-2025-23273? > CVE-2025-23273 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.7) in Cuda Toolkit from Nvidia, published on 24 September 2025. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.1%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2025-23273 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 13 out of 100 (Info); action: Track. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 4.7 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.1% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 24 September 2025 - **Record last updated:** 6 October 2025 - **Main product:** Cuda Toolkit from Nvidia - **Affected products:** 2 ## What is CVE-2025-23273? In plain terms An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline. ### The official description NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in nvJPEG where a local authenticated user may cause a divide by zero error by submitting a specially crafted JPEG file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-369: Divide By Zero ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Already on the device - How hard it is to pull off: Hard: conditions must line up - Login needed first: An ordinary user account - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` ## Is CVE-2025-23273 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%, 0.1%. ### Timeline - 24 September 2025: Published - 6 October 2025: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2025-23273 scores **13 out of 100 (Info)**, with the action "Track". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2025-23273? The published record lists 2 products. Versions are as published: "before 13.0.0" means every version up to, but not including, 13.0.0. - [Cuda Toolkit](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/nvidia/cuda_toolkit) by [Nvidia](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/nvidia) (Application): before 13.0.0 - [Nvjpeg](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/nvidia/nvjpeg) by [Nvidia](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/nvidia) (Application): version not specified ## How do I fix CVE-2025-23273? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [nvidia.custhelp.com](https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5661) (Vendor advisory) - [nvd.nist.gov](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23273) (Technical description) - [cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23273) (Third-party advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2025-23273? CVE-2025-23273 is a medium-severity flaw in Cuda Toolkit from Nvidia, published on 24 September 2025. An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2025-23273? It scores 4.7 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2025-23273 is 13 out of 100, which is Info. Its action is "Track". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2025-23273 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.1%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2025-23273 affect? For Cuda Toolkit from Nvidia: before 13.0.0. The record lists 2 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2025-23273? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2025-23273 affect you? 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