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title: "CVE-2026-47572: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux - Type Confusion"
description: "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a type confusion vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting local users execute code, cause denial of service, escalate privileges, disclose information, and tamper data, exploit requires local access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-47572/
---

# CVE-2026-47572 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux - Type Confusion

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a type confusion vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, letting local users 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

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47572)

## Details

Type

Type Confusion

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-843](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver 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-2026-47572](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47572)
- [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-2026-47572](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47572)

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