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Widely deployed NVIDIA ConnectX/BlueField hardware; critical CVSS 9.0; impacts data-center infrastructure.

Hardware

CVE-2025-23351

9.0
Critical
EPSS 0.37%Patch availableJul 2, 2026

Local VF user can trigger out-of-bounds write, enabling device code execution.

common questions

Is CVE-2025-23351 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2025-23351 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2025-23351?

CVE-2025-23351 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-23351?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-23351. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2025-23351 affect?

CVE-2025-23351 affects NVIDIA ConnectX adapters, NVIDIA BlueField DPUs. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2025-23351?

Apply latest NVIDIA firmware for ConnectX/BlueField

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
NVIDIA ConnectX adaptersNVIDIA BlueField DPUs
impact

Local VF user can trigger OOB write, gaining arbitrary code execution on ConnectX adapters/BlueField DPUs.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
NVIDIA BlueField GA
  • affectedAll versions prior to 46.3008
NVIDIA BlueField LTS22
  • affectedAll versions prior to 35.8002
NVIDIA BlueField LTS23
  • affectedAll versions prior to 39.8002
NVIDIA BlueField LTS24
  • affectedAll versions prior to 43.8002
NVIDIA ConnectX-4
  • affectedAll versions prior to 28.4702
NVIDIA ConnectX-4 LX
  • affectedAll versions prior to 32.1908
NVIDIA ConnectX GA
  • affectedAll versions prior to 46.3008
NVIDIA ConnectX LTS22
  • affectedAll versions prior to 35.8002
NVIDIA ConnectX LTS23
  • affectedAll versions prior to 39.8002
NVIDIA ConnectX LTS24
  • affectedAll versions prior to 43.8002

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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