NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an attacker can cause improper access control. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.

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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Kernel Mode Access Control Failure in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Leading to Denial of Service nvidia-driver: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: nvidia-driver: Denial of Service via improper access control in the kernel mode layer
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia geforce
Nvidia guest Driver
Nvidia nvs
Nvidia quadro
Nvidia rtx
Nvidia tesla
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Title Kernel Mode Access Control Failure in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Leading to Denial of Service

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

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Metrics ssvc

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


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

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an attacker can cause improper access control. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:46.998Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:40.488Z

Link: CVE-2026-47492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:55:46.329Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:13.577

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:19.220

Link: CVE-2026-47492

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:53:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-47492 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T04:00:13Z

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