Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager
Priority LOW 33CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin) where a guest VM user may cause an out-of-bounds write by sending a specially crafted RPC call to the host. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, and denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00117 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | Virtual GPU Manager | 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Virtual GPU Manager | 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Virtual GPU Manager | 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Virtual GPU Manager | 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Virtual GPU Manager VendorNVIDIA Affected 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Virtual GPU Manager VendorNVIDIA Affected 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Virtual GPU Manager VendorNVIDIA Affected 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Virtual GPU Manager VendorNVIDIA Affected 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58vc-r3xj-v2r3
- 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-47496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58vc-r3xj-v2r3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47496 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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