CVE-2026-47597 Use after free in GeForce
An unprivileged local user can exploit a use-after-free in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel module to execute code, escalate privileges, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2026-47597?
CVE-2026-47597 is a high-severity use after free 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 the open-source kernel module Resource Server where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a missing self-reference guard in the map cleanup path. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47597?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47597?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-47597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47597, GHSA-3rj5-p3f9-5gv5, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47597.