CVE-2026-47601 Memory corruption in GeForce
An unprivileged local user can exploit improper memory permission handling in the NVIDIA GPU driver 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-2026-47601?
CVE-2026-47601 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 DMA-BUF import path where an unprivileged local user could cause improper preservation of memory access permissions when importing a read-only buffer from another device's DMA-BUF exporter. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47601?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47601?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-47601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-47601, GHSA-xvvx-p26w-mm7j, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47601.