7.8

CVE-2026-47591: nvidia geforce Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAwaiting analysis
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-47591DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47591
Published 30-09-2026Last modified 02-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-47591 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in nvidia geforce. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:12061-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22106-1SUSE-SU-2026:24019-1SUSE-SU-2026:24056-1

Timeline

  1. 30-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an unprivileged user could bypass read-only memory protection due to incorrect authorization, enabling write access to memory marked read-only. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

01-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu37 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-390All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-430All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian5 products
  • nvidia-graphics-driversAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla< 525.147.05-6
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-535All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-open-gpu-kernel-modulesAll versions (No fix recorded)
Nvidia4 products
  • geforceAll driver versions prior to 615.71.09 | All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 | All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 | All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  • rtx, quadro, nvsAll driver versions prior to 615.71.09 | All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 | All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 | All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  • teslaAll driver versions prior to 615.71.09 | All driver versions prior to 610.57.04 | All driver versions prior to 595.91.07 | All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  • virtual_gpu_manager595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) | 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5)

3 vendors · 46 products

References

6 links