CVE-2026-47494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user might be able to cause a format string issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47494

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description		NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user might be able to cause a format string issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
Weaknesses		CWE-134
References		https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47494
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2026-09-30T15:49:26.723Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:59:54.300Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:40.488Z

Link: CVE-2026-47494

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:57:56.627Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:13.893

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:19.507

Link: CVE-2026-47494

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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