CVE-2026-47492: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an attacker can cause improper access control. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a kernel mode layer vulnerability classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). This flaw allows an attacker with low privileges to bypass proper access control, potentially causing a denial of service condition. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service, disrupting system availability. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity. No active exploits are known in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
CVE-2026-47492: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where an attacker can cause improper access control. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
RTX, Quadro, NVS
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
Tesla
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
GeForce
NVIDIA
Guest driver
NVIDIA
Guest driver
NVIDIA
Guest driver
NVIDIA
Guest driver
NVIDIA
Virtual GPU Manager
NVIDIA
Virtual GPU Manager
NVIDIA
Virtual GPU Manager
NVIDIA
Virtual GPU Manager
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a kernel mode layer vulnerability classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). This flaw allows an attacker with low privileges to bypass proper access control, potentially causing a denial of service condition. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to denial of service, disrupting system availability. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity. No active exploits are known in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:40.488Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd368b2a4e24523d3a8d20
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:23 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 17:33:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 22:53:41 UTC
Views: 5
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