CVE-2026-47596

Published: Sep 30, 2026Modified: Sep 30, 2026

7.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 0.4 / Impact: 6.0

Source: psirt@nvidia.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions

The product 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.

References (3)

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47596

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47596

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

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