NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Layer type confusion
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.3 | $0-$5k | 0.21 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-47572. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is 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 type confusion. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-47572 since 05/19/2026. The exploitation is known 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
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): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Type confusionCWE: CWE-843
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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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-2026-47572 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-47572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412259
Entry
Created: 09/30/2026 18:50Changes: 09/30/2026 18:50 (60)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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