CVE-2026-47514: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause exposure of kernel stack contents including return addresses and pointers. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver contains a kernel mode vulnerability (CWE-200) that exposes kernel stack contents to unauthorized users. This exposure includes sensitive data like return addresses and pointers. Successful exploitation could result in multiple impacts including code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact and requiring low privileges with no user interaction. No vendor advisory or patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive kernel stack information, which can facilitate further attacks such as code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, and data tampering. The high CVSS score (7.8) indicates significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor NVIDIA's security advisories for updates and apply any released patches promptly.
CVE-2026-47514: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause exposure of kernel stack contents including return addresses and pointers. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver contains a kernel mode vulnerability (CWE-200) that exposes kernel stack contents to unauthorized users. This exposure includes sensitive data like return addresses and pointers. Successful exploitation could result in multiple impacts including code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact and requiring low privileges with no user interaction. No vendor advisory or patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive kernel stack information, which can facilitate further attacks such as code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, and data tampering. The high CVSS score (7.8) indicates significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor NVIDIA's security advisories for updates and apply any released patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:42.108Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd368d2a4e24523d3a8d2e
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:25 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 17:33:08 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 04:03:38 UTC
Views: 5
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