CVE-2026-47591

7.8 HIGHpublic exploit available

Published 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-10-02

AI risk analysis

Summary: This vulnerability allows an unprivileged user to bypass read-only memory protection in NVIDIA GPU drivers, leading to potential code execution, data tampering, and privilege escalation.
Exploitability: Exploitation requires local access and knowledge of the vulnerability. Precondition is the presence of an unprivileged user with access to the affected NVIDIA driver.
Blast radius: If exploited, this vulnerability could result in significant damage, including code execution and data compromise on the affected system.
Detection: No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation: Upgrade to the specific fixed version: 'Upgrade to 535.86 or later'.

rcememory-bypassprivilege-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 could bypass read-only memory protection due to incorrect authorization, enabling write access to memory marked read-only. 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-863

Public exploit & PoC references

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

All references

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