# CVE-2026-16478: TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-nvidia-installer privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-16478-permissive-list-of-allowed-inputs-vulnerability-in-tubi-tak-bi  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-16478 · Severity: high · CVSS 7 · Published 2026-11-10

pardus-nvidia-installer is a utility that manages NVIDIA graphics drivers on Pardus Linux systems. A permissive input validation flaw allows a local user to escalate their privileges to root, potentially giving complete control over the system.

Vendors: [TÜBİTAK BİLGEM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/t-bi-tak-bi-lgem).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-16478 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16478 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-16478?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 10 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus-Nvidia-Installer before 2.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16478?** Yes: fixed in 2.0.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-16478 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-16478?** Check whether you run TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Pardus-Nvidia-Installer at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.0.1

## Technical details

A permissive list of allowed inputs in pardus-nvidia-installer allows privilege escalation via improper input validation. The vulnerability requires local access and allows an unprivileged user to gain root-level code execution. A fix is available in version 2.0.1 and later.

## Affected products

- TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-nvidia-installer before 2.0.1

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-1500](https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-1500)