CVE-2026-47559 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Broken Access Control

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a broken access control vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting local users access memory of other processes, potentially leading to code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure, exploit requires local user access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.12% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
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 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver version.

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

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