CVE-2026-47571 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Privilege Escalation

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a privilege escalation vulnerability caused by bypassing authorization checks in kernel-mode escape handling, letting local attackers escalate privileges and cause various impacts, exploit requires local 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
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service, Remote Code Execution
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-863

Vendor fix

Update to the latest 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

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