Use-After-Free in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (UAF)
CVE-2026-47551 Published on September 30, 2026
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47551 can be exploited 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2026-47551 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47551
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GeForce:- Version All driver versions prior to 610.60 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 610.88 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 616.56 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 616.92 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected. is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 582.78 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 596.86 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 596.86 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 596.86 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 616.92 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 610.88 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 615.71.09 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 615.71.09 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.178.04 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 615.71.09 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.178.04 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 is affected.
- Version All driver versions prior to 580.178.04 is affected.
- Version 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) is affected.
- Version 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) is affected.
- Version 595.71.05(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) is affected.
- Version 580.159.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) is affected.
- Version 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) is affected.
- Version 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) is affected.
- Version 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) is affected.
- Version 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) is affected.