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title: "CVE-2026-47512: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Out of Bounds Read"
description: "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting local users cause information disclosure and potentially escalate to code execution, denial of service, and data tampering, exploit requires local user access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-47512/
---

# CVE-2026-47512 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Out of Bounds Read

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting local users cause information disclosure and potentially escalate to code execution, denial of service, and data tampering, 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-2026-47512)

## Details

Type

Out of Bounds Read

Impact

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

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-125](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver.

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-2026-47512](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47512)
- [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-2026-47512](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47512)

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