Use After Free in NVIDIA Geforce
CVE-2026-47579
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver through which a user might trigger a use-after-free condition. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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 582.78, All driver versions prior to 610.88, All driver versions prior to 616.92
- NVIDIA Tesla — versions All driver versions prior to 596.86, All driver versions prior to 610.88, All driver versions prior to 616.92
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-47579?
- CVE-2026-47579 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Geforce, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-47579?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.