GeForce: Improper Preservation of Permissions
CVE-2026-24194 is a high-severity improper preservation of permissions vulnerability in GeForce from NVIDIA, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected GeForce versions: All driver versions prior to 595.71.05; All driver versions prior to 580.159.03; All driver versions prior to 535.309.01. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update GPU Display Driver to 535.309.01 or 539.72 or 580.159.03 or 582.53, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Read the advisory on nvidia.custhelp.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GeForce | All driver versions prior to 595.71.05; All driver versions prior to 580.159.03; All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 | Not stated |
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS | All driver versions prior to 595.71.05; All driver versions prior to 580.159.03; All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 | Not stated |
| NVIDIA | Tesla | All driver versions prior to 595.71.05; All driver versions prior to 580.159.03; All driver versions prior to 535.309.01 | Not stated |
| NVIDIA | Guest driver | 595.58.03(All versions prior to and including vGPU 20.0); 580.126.09(All versions prior to and including vGPU 19.4); 535.288.01(All versions prior to and including vGPU 16.13) | Not stated |
| NVIDIA | GPU Display Driver | 535 up to, but not including, 535.309.01; 535 up to, but not including, 539.72; 580 up to, but not including, 580.159.03; 580 up to, but not including, 582.53; 595 up to, but not including, 595.36; 595 up to, but not including, 595.71.05 | 535.309.01, 539.72, 580.159.03, 582.53, 595.36, 595.71.05 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (nvidia.com).
Official description
NVIDIA Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, where a user could cause improper permission handling. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Preservation of Permissions
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
More Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerabilities (CWE-281)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Third-party and government advisories
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24194Third Party Advisory
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24194Third Party Advisory
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