NVIDIA Nsight Systems Uncontrolled DLL Search Path Vulnerability Allowing Code Execution

A vulnerability exists in NVIDIA Nsight Systems for Windows due to an insecure DLL loading mechanism. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the search path for DLLs, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized code execution, elevated privileges, data manipulation, service disruption, and unauthorized information access.

Remediation

Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, available on the CUDA Toolkit Downloads page.