CVE-2026-47596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47596
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47596

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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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.
Weaknesses		CWE-281
References		https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47596 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47596
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2026-09-30T15:52:21.128Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:29:29.990Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:49.283Z

Link: CVE-2026-47596

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:25:08.931Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:29.827

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:35.687

Link: CVE-2026-47596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-281

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