CVE-2026-47491

7.8 HIGHpublic exploit available

Published 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-10-01

AI risk analysis

Summary: This vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU drivers allows unprivileged users to cause memory resource leaks, leading to potential code execution, data tampering, and privilege escalation.
Exploitability: Exploitation requires local access and knowledge of the memory management vulnerabilities, making it moderately difficult.
Blast radius: If exploited, this could result in significant system compromise, including code execution and data manipulation.
Detection: No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation: Upgrade to the specific fixed version: 'Upgrade to 555.67.03 or later'.

rcememory-leakpriv-escalation

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NVD description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can cause improper release of memory resources, leaving a mapping accessible after the underlying memory is reused. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-404

Public exploit & PoC references

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861

All references

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