CVE-2026-47555: Medium severity Nvidia GPU Display Driver vulnerability
Published Sep 30, 2026
·Updated
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause uninitialized kernel memory to be copied back to userspace. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Nvidia GPU Display Driver
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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Who can exploit this issue?
An attacker needs local access to a Windows or Linux system using the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver and must already have low-level privileges on that system. No user interaction is required.
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What is the likely impact if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation can disclose information by causing uninitialized kernel memory to be copied into userspace. The provided data does not indicate integrity or availability impact.