---
id: CVE-2026-47496
title: >-
  NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual
  GPU Manager (vGPU plugin) where a guest VM user may cause an out-of-bounds
  write by sending a specially crafted RPC call to the host
summary: >-
  NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual
  GPU Manager (vGPU plugin) where a guest VM user may cause an out-of-bounds
  write by sending a specially crafted RPC call to the host. A successful
  exploit of thi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-787
vendor: NVIDIA
product: Virtual GPU Manager
affected:
  - virtual_gpu_manager 595.71.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
  - >-
    virtual_gpu_manager 580.159.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU
    19.5)
  - virtual_gpu_manager 596.38(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.1)
  - virtual_gpu_manager 582.51(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.5)
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T18:18:19.750'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47496'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47496'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47496'
    label: psirt@nvidia.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T16:15:04.676660Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T16:10:06.896Z'
---

## Overview

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin) where a guest VM user may cause an out-of-bounds write by sending a specially crafted RPC call to the host. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, and denial of service.

## Remediation

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