Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA Geforce
CVE-2026-24196
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user could cause an out-of-bounds read. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service and information disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.3% 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-2026-24196 (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-2026-24196?
- CVE-2026-24196 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24196?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.