Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-47572 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47572 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47572?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Nvidia GPU Display Driver <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47572?
- 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-2026-47572 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-47572?
- Check whether you run Nvidia GPU Display Driver 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.
Technical details
A type confusion vulnerability in the kernel mode layer of NVIDIA's GPU display driver for Linux allows a local user to craft inputs that cause incorrect type interpretation. Exploitation can result in code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The vulnerability is not currently known to be exploited in the wild.
Affected products
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: disclosed