# CVE-2026-47588: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux use-after-free privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-47588-nvidia-gpu-display-driver-for-linux-contains-a-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-30. Updated: 2026-09-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-47588 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-09-30

NVIDIA's GPU display driver for Linux contains a memory safety flaw that allows unprivileged users to trigger unsafe memory access through specially crafted driver commands. Successful exploitation could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, crash the system, or steal sensitive information.

Technologies: [Nvidia GPU Display Driver](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gpu-display-driver). Vendors: [Nvidia](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nvidia).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-47588 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47588 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-47588?** 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-2026-47588?** 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-2026-47588 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-47588?** 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

The vulnerability is a use-after-free condition in the GPU display driver that can be triggered by an unprivileged local user sending a sequence of driver commands. The flaw allows an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges, cause denial of service, or access protected memory regions. A patch from NVIDIA is available.

## Affected products

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver <UNKNOWN>

## Timeline

- 2026-09-30: disclosed: CVE-2026-47588 published

## References

- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47588](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47588)

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