Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2026-24191
Published: May 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131806
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24191
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, disclose sensitive information, tamper with data, or cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows when performing time-sensitive operations. A local user can win the race condition to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, disclose sensitive information, tamper with data, or cause a denial of service.
Affected software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24191
Install security update from vendor's website.
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - addressed in versions 539.72, 582.53, 596.36