NVIDIA GeForce Kernel Mode Layer null pointer dereference
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.3 | $0-$5k | 0.62- |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla, Guest driver and Virtual GPU Manager. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel Mode Layer. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-47563. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in NVIDIA GeForce, RTX, Quadro, NVS, Tesla, Guest driver and Virtual GPU Manager. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer where a user could cause a NULL pointer dereference. 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 known as CVE-2026-47563 since 05/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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
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Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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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): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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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-2026-47563 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412255
Entry
Created: 09/30/2026 18:49Changes: 09/30/2026 18:49 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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