CVE-2026-47598 Use after free in GeForce
An unprivileged local user can exploit a race condition in the NVIDIA Linux GPU driver to achieve code execution and privilege escalation.
- 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-2026-47598?
CVE-2026-47598 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 Linux contains a vulnerability in the open-source kernel module event delivery path where an unprivileged local user could cause a use-after-free through a race between asynchronous event delivery and file close. 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-2026-47598?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47598?
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-2026-47598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47598, GHSA-ph7r-9f8j-qf5q, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47598.