Use after free in NVIDIA GeForce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver through which a user might trigger a use-after-free condition. Successful exploitation of this issue could lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Why it matters now
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 | GeForce | before 610.60 | 610.60 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX, Quadro, NVS | before 610.88 | 610.88 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | GeForce | before 616.56 | 616.56 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX, Quadro, NVS | before 616.92 | 616.92 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | GeForce | All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | RTX, Quadro, NVS | before 582.78 | 582.78 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 596.86 | 596.86 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 596.86 | 596.86 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 616.92 | 616.92 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | before 610.88 | 610.88 | Patch available | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 610.60 Fixed in 610.60 Patch available CNA
- RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 610.88 Fixed in 610.88 Patch available CNA
- GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected before 616.56 Fixed in 616.56 Patch available CNA
- RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 616.92 Fixed in 616.92 Patch available CNA
- GeForce VendorNVIDIA Affected All driver versions prior to 582.78 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal GPU architectures are affected. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- RTX, Quadro, NVS VendorNVIDIA Affected before 582.78 Fixed in 582.78 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 596.86 Fixed in 596.86 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 596.86 Fixed in 596.86 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 616.92 Fixed in 616.92 Patch available CNA
- Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected before 610.88 Fixed in 610.88 Patch available CNA
- Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 596.36(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Guest driver VendorNVIDIA Affected 582.53(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 610.60
- Fix · CNA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 610.88
- Fix · CNA GeForce (NVIDIA) Fixed in 616.56
- Fix · CNA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 616.92
- Fix · CNA RTX, Quadro, NVS (NVIDIA) Fixed in 582.78
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 596.86
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 596.86
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 616.92
- Fix · CNA Tesla (NVIDIA) Fixed in 610.88
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26cc-97x3-f4rr
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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- TI-2018-02664 Observable discrepancy in Intel Multiple CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-47579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-47579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26cc-97x3-f4rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-47579 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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