Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia virtual Gpu Manager

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Virtual GPU Manager Out-of-Bounds Write Leading to Privilege Escalation nvidia-driver: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia: nvidia-driver: Privilege escalation via crafted RPC in Virtual GPU Manager
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Virtual GPU Manager Out-of-Bounds Write Leading to Privilege Escalation

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}


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Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T03:55:47.978Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T19:55:40.488Z

Link: CVE-2026-47496

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:24:04.783Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T16:17:14.160

Modified: 2026-10-01T04:18:05.850

Link: CVE-2026-47496

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T15:54:58Z

Links: CVE-2026-47496 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T01:45:16Z

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