Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in kernel-mode escape handling where an attacker with local access could bypass an authorization check that is intended to restrict certain operations based on client execution context. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privilege, information disclosure, data tampering, denial of service, or code execution.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Title Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Driver Allows Local Privilege Escalation

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

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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in kernel-mode escape handling where an attacker with local access could bypass an authorization check that is intended to restrict certain operations based on client execution context. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privilege, information disclosure, data tampering, denial of service, or code execution.
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:50.174Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:47.437Z

Link: CVE-2026-47571

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Updated: 2026-09-30T17:56:37.752Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:26.123

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:30.500

Link: CVE-2026-47571

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Updated: 2026-09-30T19:00:14Z

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