High Access control

CVE-2026-24190 — Missing Authorization in NVIDIA GeForce

NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user could cause improper access to GPU resources. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.

Published May 26, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: nvidia

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.22%

ahead of 12% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

NVIDIA

GeForce and 3 more

CVSS base

7.8

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (NVIDIA GeForce, NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver, NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS…).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (access control), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
NVIDIA	GeForce	version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01version All driver versions prior to 596.36version All driver versions prior to 582.53 Only GPUs based on the NVIDIA Maxwell, Volta	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
NVIDIA	Gpu Display Driver	≥ 535 and < 539.72≥ 580 and < 580.159.03≥ 580 and < 582.53≥ 595 and < 595.36≥ 595 and < 595.71.05≥ 535 and < 535.309.01	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
NVIDIA	NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS	version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05version All driver versions prior to 539.72version All driver versions prior to 582.53version All driver versions prior to 596.36version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
NVIDIA	Tesla	version All driver versions prior to 595.71.05version All driver versions prior to 580.159.03version All driver versions prior to 535.309.01version All driver versions prior to 596.36version All driver versions prior to 582.53version All driver versions prior to 539.72	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	1.8	5.9	psirt@nvidia.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	nvidia via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: psirt@nvidia.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.22%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Audit administrative actions and access to resources outside each user’s normal pattern.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)authentication logsapplication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · nvidia/geforce, nvidia/nvidia rtx, quadro, nvs, nvidia/tesla
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
May 26, 2026 · nvidia

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

3 on the record

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5821
Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.cve.org/CVERecord
Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24190
Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

NVIDIA
every CVE for this vendor

Access control
same class

CWE-862
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-24192 NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause… May 26, 2026
High CVE-2026-24196 Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-24195 Improper Input Validation in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
High CVE-2026-24194 NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler… May 26, 2026
High CVE-2026-24193 Out-of-bounds Write in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-24199 Race Condition in NVIDIA Gpu Display Driver May 26, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-24190 is "Missing Authorization in NVIDIA GeForce", rated High. It affects GeForce (NVIDIA); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.22% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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