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

EPSS: 0.000 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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 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

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.