CVE-2026-47555: CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource in NVIDIA GeForce
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause uninitialized kernel memory to be copied back to userspace. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47555) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver affects the kernel mode layer where uninitialized kernel memory may be copied to userspace. This use of uninitialized resource (CWE-908) can result in information disclosure if exploited. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality. No vendor advisory or patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could disclose sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory to a local user with low privileges. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from NVIDIA regarding this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-47555: CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource 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 uninitialized kernel memory to be copied back to userspace. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure.
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
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-47555) in NVIDIA GeForce GPU Display Driver affects the kernel mode layer where uninitialized kernel memory may be copied to userspace. This use of uninitialized resource (CWE-908) can result in information disclosure if exploited. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality. No vendor advisory or patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could disclose sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory to a local user with low privileges. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from NVIDIA regarding this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T19:55:45.573Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abd36952a4e24523d3a8dc9
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 16:19:33 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 16:49:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 04:57:14 UTC
Views: 14
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