NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an attacker could cause an integer underflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Integer Underflow in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Leading to Privilege Escalation nvidia-driver: nvidia-driver: Arbitrary code execution via integer underflow in the kernel mode layer
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nvidia
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Vendors & Products Nvidia
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Title Integer Underflow in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Leading to Privilege Escalation

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an attacker could cause an integer underflow. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weaknesses CWE-191
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T03:56:32.271Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:43.813Z

Link: CVE-2026-47540

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:57:30.862Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:21.290

Modified: 2026-10-01T04:18:13.583

Link: CVE-2026-47540

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:50:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-47540 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T20:30:18Z

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