NVIDIA GeForce/RTX/Quadro/NVS/Tesla/Guest Driver use after free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla and Guest Driver. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-47516. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla and Guest Driver. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an unprivileged user could cause a use-after-free. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-47516 since 05/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔒
EPSS Percentile: 🔒
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
05/19/2026 CVE reserved09/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: nvidia.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-47516 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412197
Entry
Created: 09/30/2026 18:21Changes: 09/30/2026 18:21 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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