The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver through which a user might trigger a use-after-free condition. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Enables Privilege Escalation and Code Execution nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in kernel mode driver
Weaknesses CWE-825
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia rtx, Quadro, Nvs
Nvidia tesla
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia rtx, Quadro, Nvs
Nvidia tesla

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Enables Privilege Escalation and Code Execution
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver through which a user might trigger a use-after-free condition. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:49.357Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:47.438Z

Link: CVE-2026-47579

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:27.947Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:27.273

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:32.997

Link: CVE-2026-47579

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:50:48Z

Links: CVE-2026-47579 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T23:45:09Z

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