NVIDIA PhysX OOB Write Vulnerability (CVE-2026-47486)
CVE-2026-47486 Published on October 27, 2026
NVIDIA PhysX for all platforms contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, denial of service, information disclosure.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47486 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-47486 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.