---
id: CVE-2026-47494
title: >-
  NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user
  might be able to cause a format string issue
summary: >-
  NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user
  might be able to cause a format string issue. A successful exploit of this
  vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data
  tampering, de…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-134
vendor: NVIDIA
product: GeForce
affected:
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - rtx_quadro_nvs All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 615.71.09
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 610.57.04
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - Tesla All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 595.91.07
  - GeForce All driver versions prior to 580.178.04
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:18:19.507'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47494'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47494'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T17:54:37.712186Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T16:10:07.632Z'
---

## Overview

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where a user might be able to cause a format string issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.