Auth bypass in NVIDIA Geforce
CVE-2026-47571
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in kernel-mode escape handling where an attacker with local access could bypass an authorization check that is intended to restrict certain operations based on client execution context. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privilege, information disclosure, data tampering, denial of service, or code execution.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
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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
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- NVIDIA Geforce — versions All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected., All driver versions prior to 610.60, All driver versions prior to 616.56
- NVIDIA Guest Driver — versions 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5), 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
- NVIDIA Rtx, Quadro, Nvs — versions All driver versions prior to 616.92, All driver versions prior to 582.78, All driver versions prior to 596.86
- NVIDIA Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 596.86, All driver versions prior to 610.88, All driver versions prior to 616.92
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager — versions 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5), 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-47571?
- CVE-2026-47571 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47571?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.