Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-47512 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47512 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47512?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows; NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47512?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-47512 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-47512?
- Check whether you run Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Linux or Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows. 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.
Technical details
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA's GPU display drivers. A local user can exploit this without special privileges to disclose kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation and code execution. The vulnerability affects both Windows and Linux driver installations.
Affected products
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: disclosed