Int. Underflow in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (Kernel Mode) Enables Code Exec
CVE-2026-47540 Published on September 30, 2026

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-47540 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. 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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Integer underflow Vulnerability?

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. This can happen in signed and unsigned cases.

CVE-2026-47540 has been classified to as an Integer underflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-47540

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Affected Versions

NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA Tesla: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA GeForce: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: