NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Layer array index

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. It has been declared as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. Such manipulation leads to array index. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-47525. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (version now known). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where an attacker could cause an improper validation of an array index. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-47525 since 05/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Array index
CWE: CWE-129 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/19/2026 CVE reserved
09/30/2026 +134 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-47525 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412208

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 18:28
Changes: 09/30/2026 18:28 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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