# CVE-2025-33208: NVIDIA TAO contains a vulnerability where an attacker may cause a resource to be loaded via an uncontrolled search…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-33208-nvidia-tao-contains-a-vulnerability-where-an-attacker-may-cause-a  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-33208 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-12-03

NVIDIA TAO contains a vulnerability where an attacker may cause a resource to be loaded via an uncontrolled search path. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, information disclosure.

Technologies: [Canonical Ubuntu Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ubuntu-20-04-lts). Vendors: [Canonical](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/canonical), [Nvidia](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nvidia).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-33208 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-33208 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-33208?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 3 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Nvidia Tao Toolkit. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-33208?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-33208?** Check whether you run Canonical Ubuntu Linux or Nvidia Tao Toolkit. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Canonical Ubuntu Linux
- Nvidia Tao Toolkit

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