Use After Free in NVIDIA Geforce
CVE-2026-24187
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Geforce — versions All driver versions prior to 595.71.05, All driver versions prior to 580.159.03, All driver versions prior to 535.309.01
- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- NVIDIA Guest Driver — versions 595.58.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0), 580.126.09(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4), 535.288.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13)
- NVIDIA Rtx, Quadro, Nvs — versions All driver versions prior to 595.71.05, All driver versions prior to 580.159.03, All driver versions prior to 535.309.01
- NVIDIA Rtx, Quadro, Nvs — versions All driver versions prior to 595.71.05, All driver versions prior to 580.159.03, All driver versions prior to 535.309.01
- NVIDIA Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 595.71.05, All driver versions prior to 580.159.03, All driver versions prior to 535.309.01
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager — versions 595.58.02(All versions up to and including the March 2026 release), 595.58.02(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0), 580.126.08(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24187 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.cve.org/CVERecord (Third Party Advisory)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-24187?
- CVE-2026-24187 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24187?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.