Use-after-free in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver - CVE-2026-24200
Published: May 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131817
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24200
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Linux GPU Display Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
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 use-after-free in the virtual GPU manager when handling stack memory. A local user can trigger a use-after-free for stack memory to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, disclose sensitive information, tamper with data, or cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24200
Install security update from vendor's website.