NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Linux Kernel Write-Read-Only Memory Priv Escalation
CVE-2026-47596 Published on September 30, 2026
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user can write to read-only memory because the memory's permissions are not preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution and escalation of privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-47596 is exploitable with physical access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Preservation of Permissions
The software does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-47596
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Affected Versions
NVIDIA GeForce:- 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 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.