CVE-2026-47526: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference in NVIDIA GeForce
CVE-2026-47526 is a medium severity vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux. It involves a null pointer dereference in the firmware that could be triggered by an attacker. Successful exploitation may cause a denial of service condition. No confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated. There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-476) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware allows an attacker with high privileges to cause a null pointer dereference, leading to denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.4, reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability. The vulnerability affects Windows and Linux platforms. No patch or remediation details are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges on the affected system could trigger a null pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware, resulting in denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The denial of service could disrupt GPU functionality or system stability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit access to systems with NVIDIA GeForce drivers to trusted users with appropriate privileges to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-47526: CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
CVE-2026-47526 is a medium severity vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux. It involves a null pointer dereference in the firmware that could be triggered by an attacker. Successful exploitation may cause a denial of service condition. No confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated. There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
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
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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-476) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware allows an attacker with high privileges to cause a null pointer dereference, leading to denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.4, reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and impact limited to availability. The vulnerability affects Windows and Linux platforms. No patch or remediation details are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges on the affected system could trigger a null pointer dereference in the NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware, resulting in denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The denial of service could disrupt GPU functionality or system stability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit access to systems with NVIDIA GeForce drivers to trusted users with appropriate privileges to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:42.911Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd368f2a4e24523d3a8d42
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 17:19:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 22:51:23 UTC
Views: 4
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