CVE-2026-47571 Auth bypass in GeForce
Local attackers can bypass authorization checks in the NVIDIA GPU driver to escalate privileges, execute code, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-47571?
CVE-2026-47571 is a high-severity authentication bypass 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 contains a vulnerability in kernel-mode escape handling where an attacker with local access could bypass an authorization check that is intended to restrict certain operations based on client execution context. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privilege, information disclosure, data tampering, denial of service, or code execution.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47571?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-47571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-47571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78cg-f2wf-fp4f.