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title: "CVE-2026-47540: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Integer Overflow"
description: "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains an integer underflow vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting attackers execute code, cause denial of service, escalate privileges, disclose information, and tamper data, exploit requires local access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-47540/
---

# CVE-2026-47540 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Integer Overflow

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains an integer underflow vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting attackers execute code, cause denial of service, escalate privileges, disclose information, and tamper data, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47540)

## Details

Type

Integer Overflow

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service, Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, 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-191](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/191.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and 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-2026-47540](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47540)
- [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-2026-47540](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47540)

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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
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