NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (September 2026)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 362642

Synopsis

A display driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including the following:

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode driver where a local user may access another process's GPU channel state due to missing authorization checks. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2026-47603, CVE-2026-47604)

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the firmware where an attacker could cause a null pointer dereference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service. (CVE-2026-47526)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 362642

File Name: nvidia_win_2026_10.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.64

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47603

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver

Required KB Items: WMI/DisplayDrivers/NVIDIA

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47526, CVE-2026-47603, CVE-2026-47604

IAVA: 2026-A-1071

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