NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an attacker could cause an integer u
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an attacker could cause an integer underflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
- Published
- Sep 30, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 3th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-191
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · nvidia
- 7.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (nvidia). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
NVIDIA GeForce
- All driver versions prior to 610.60, All driver versions prior to 616.56, All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected., All driver versions prior to 615.71.09, All driver versions prior to 610.57.04, All driver versions prior to 595.91.07, All driver versions prior to 580.178.04affected
NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS
- All driver versions prior to 610.88, All driver versions prior to 616.92, All driver versions prior to 582.78, All driver versions prior to 596.86, All driver versions prior to 615.71.09, All driver versions prior to 610.57.04, All driver versions prior to 595.91.07, All driver versions prior to 580.178.04affected
NVIDIA Tesla
- All driver versions prior to 596.86, All driver versions prior to 616.92, All driver versions prior to 610.88, All driver versions prior to 615.71.09, All driver versions prior to 610.57.04, All driver versions prior to 595.91.07, All driver versions prior to 580.178.04affected
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager
- 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1), 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5), 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1), 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5)affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | before 525.147.05-6 | 525.147.05-6 |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-535 | all versions | — |
| Debian:12 | nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modules | all versions | — |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed | before 595.104.02-2.1 | 595.104.02-2.1 |
Same product
nvidia: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-47601NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module DMA-BUF import path where an unpri31Monitor
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- CVE-2026-47599NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module where an unprivileged local user could cause i31Monitor
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- CVE-2026-47595NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can write to read-only memo31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla | 525.147.05-6 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:nvidia-open-driver-G07-signed | 595.104.02-2.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recorded+1 d
- TodayOct 10, 2026+10 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-475850 days apartNVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel module where an attacker could cause an integer underflow.31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
- NVIDIA Public Bug BountyIntigriti · paid · up to $15,000
- NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure ProgramIntigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
- github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47540
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47540
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.