CVE-2026-47489 Privilege escalation in GeForce
Attackers can exploit improper memory permissions in the NVIDIA Linux GPU driver to execute code, escalate privileges, or tamper with data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-47489?
CVE-2026-47489 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce, published on 30 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where permissions on read-only memory might not be preserved. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47489?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47489?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-47489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47489, GHSA-92cv-p8mv-x8rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47489.