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title: "CVE-2026-47494: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux - Format String"
description: "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a format string vulnerability caused by improper input handling, letting local users execute code, escalate privileges, tamper data, cause denial of service, and disclose information, exploit requires local user access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-47494/
---

# CVE-2026-47494 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux - Format String

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a format string vulnerability caused by improper input handling, letting local users execute code, escalate privileges, tamper data, cause denial of service, and disclose information, exploit requires local user access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494)

## Details

Type

Format String

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-134](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux.

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-2026-47494](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494)
- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47494](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47494)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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