NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in a secure microcontroller component, where incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource allows an attacker with privileged local access to modify protected memory that should be restricted. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution and escalation of privileges.
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47518
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47518
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861