CVE-2026-47601 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Privilege Escalation

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a privilege escalation caused by improper preservation of memory access permissions in the DMA-BUF import path, letting unprivileged local users escalate privileges and execute code.

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
Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, Denial Of Service, 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

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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