CVE-2026-47528: CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the firmware where an attacker could cause an access of an uninitialized pointer. 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
This vulnerability (CWE-824) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware allows an attacker with local access to cause the driver to access an uninitialized pointer. Exploitation could result in multiple impacts including arbitrary code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, disclosure of sensitive information, and modification of data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges without user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to critical impacts such as execution of arbitrary code, denial of service conditions, escalation of privileges, unauthorized information disclosure, and data tampering on affected systems running the vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data.
CVE-2026-47528: CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in NVIDIA GeForce
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the firmware where an attacker could cause an access of an uninitialized pointer. 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
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
This vulnerability (CWE-824) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware allows an attacker with local access to cause the driver to access an uninitialized pointer. Exploitation could result in multiple impacts including arbitrary code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, disclosure of sensitive information, and modification of data. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges without user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to critical impacts such as execution of arbitrary code, denial of service conditions, escalation of privileges, unauthorized information disclosure, and data tampering on affected systems running the vulnerable NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver firmware.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:42.912Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd368f2a4e24523d3a8d44
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 17:18:09 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 04:03:38 UTC
Views: 4
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