# CVE-2026-47600: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver kernel mode error-handling code execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-47600-nvidia-gpu-display-driver-for-windows-and-linux-contains-a  
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-2026-47600 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-09-30

NVIDIA's GPU display driver for Windows and Linux contains a flaw in error handling within the kernel-mode layer that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the entire system. This could lead to data theft, system compromise, or complete loss of system availability.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-47600 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47600 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-47600?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 30 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Nvidia GPU Display Driver <UNKNOWN>; Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Linux <UNKNOWN>; Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows <UNKNOWN>.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47600?** 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-2026-47600 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-47600?** Check whether you run Nvidia GPU Display Driver, Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Linux or Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows 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 exists in the kernel-mode layer of the NVIDIA GPU display driver where an error-handling code path operates on an improperly initialized resource. This flaw can be exploited locally to achieve code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering. The attack requires local access to the affected system.

## Affected products

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver <UNKNOWN>
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows <UNKNOWN>
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux <UNKNOWN>

## Timeline

- 2026-09-30: disclosed

## 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-2026-47600](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47600)

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