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title: "CVE-2026-47486: NVIDIA PhysX - Out of Bounds Read/Write"
description: "NVIDIA PhysX contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, letting attackers cause code execution, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure, exploit requires crafted input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-47486/
---

# CVE-2026-47486 NVIDIA PhysX - Out of Bounds Read/Write

NVIDIA PhysX contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, letting attackers cause code execution, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure, exploit requires crafted input.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47486)

## Details

Type

Out of Bounds Read/Write

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

27 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NVIDIA PhysX.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47486](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47486)
- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5915](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5915)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47486](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47486)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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