NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

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

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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Write in NVIDIA GPU Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Arbitrary code execution via out-of-bounds write in kernel mode layer
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threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Write in NVIDIA GPU Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation

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

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{'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 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:47.966Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:41.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-47509

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:55:59.341Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:16.280

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:21.563

Link: CVE-2026-47509

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:52:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-47509 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:30:18Z

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