CVE-2026-47493 NVIDIA vGPU - Privilege Escalation

NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by improper access control in the GPU kernel driver, letting guest users access privileged host GPU resources, exploit requires guest access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.11% chance of exploitation in 30 days
View the NVD record ↗

Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service, Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
30 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-862

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NVIDIA vGPU software.

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

← All CVEs