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title: "CVE-2026-47541: NVIDIA vGPU Virtual GPU Manager for Linux - Buffer Overflow"
description: "NVIDIA vGPU Virtual GPU Manager for Linux contains a buffer overflow caused by an out-of-bounds write 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-2026-47541/
---

# CVE-2026-47541 NVIDIA vGPU Virtual GPU Manager for Linux - Buffer Overflow

NVIDIA vGPU Virtual GPU Manager for Linux contains a buffer overflow caused by an out-of-bounds write 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

0.13% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47541)

## Details

Type

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of NVIDIA vGPU Virtual GPU Manager 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-2026-47541](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47541)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47541](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47541)
- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861)

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