NVIDIA GPU Display Driver UAF PrivEsc
CVE-2026-47594 Published on September 30, 2026

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user may cause a use-after-free condition by issuing a sequence of driver commands. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, data tampering, and information disclosure.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-47594 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 a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-47594 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-47594

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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 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 Guest driver: NVIDIA Guest driver: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager: