Vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce
CVE-2026-24194
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, where a user could cause improper permission handling. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (3.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24194 (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-2026-24194?
- CVE-2026-24194 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24194?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.