CVE-2026-47506: Medium severity Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows vulnerability
Published Sep 30, 2026
·Updated
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel-mode color transform path where excessive kernel stack use occurs when evaluating YCbCr420 display emulation. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Nvidia GPU Display Driver for Windows
Event History
Sep 30, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:53 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
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What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The vulnerability has local attack vector and low privileges required. An attacker would need access to a Windows system with the affected NVIDIA GPU Display Driver and the ability to execute code locally with low-level privileges.
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What is the likely impact of successful exploitation?
Successful exploitation may cause denial of service through excessive kernel stack use in the kernel-mode color transform path. The supplied metrics indicate no confidentiality or integrity impact.