CVE-2026-47518 Privilege escalation in GeForce
A local attacker with privileged access can modify protected memory in the GPU secure microcontroller, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-47518?
CVE-2026-47518 is a medium-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 Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in a secure microcontroller component, where incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource allows an attacker with privileged local access to modify protected memory that should be restricted. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution and escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47518?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47518?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-47518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47518, GHSA-2cv3-4fc3-qggh, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47518.