CVE-2026-47508

Summary

The flaw involves an incorrect conversion between numeric types in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, which could lead to code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. This vulnerability is significant because it allows a user to exploit the driver's kernel mode layer to gain unauthorized access and control over the system.

Exploitability

Exploiting this vulnerability is considered moderately difficult as it requires a user to trigger the incorrect conversion, which may be challenging to achieve without specific knowledge of the driver's implementation. Precondition is access to the affected NVIDIA GPU Display Driver version.

Blast radius

If exploited, the impact could be severe, leading to unauthorized code execution, system crashes, and potential data breaches, affecting both Windows and Linux systems.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version 535.69 or later.

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