CVE-2026-47581 Race condition in GeForce
A local user can cause improper locking in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel module, leading to a 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-2026-47581?
CVE-2026-47581 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 contains a vulnerability in the kernel module where a user could cause improper locking. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47581?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-47581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-47581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4h52-r3p6-r457.