Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-priv access in guest VM
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ExploitCraft request to GPU kernel driver
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ExecutionAccess unauthorized privileged host GPU resources
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ImpactEscalate/execute code on host
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OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an NVIDIA vGPU deployment (Virtual GPU Manager on a hypervisor host serving guest VMs) on Windows or Linux, and local low-privileged code execution inside a guest VM that can reach the GPU kernel driver. The limiting factors are significant: no network vector (AV:L), so the attacker must already have a foothold as a guest tenant; exploitation is only meaningful in virtualized/multi-tenant vGPU configurations, not on standalone GPU driver installs. No user interaction is needed (UI:N), and only low guest privileges are required (PR:L), making it a realistic escalation primitive for any authenticated guest user in shared-GPU/VDI/cloud environments. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but operator-context-dependent priority rather than an internet-facing emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 7.8) shows a LOCAL attack vector with LOW privileges required and no user interaction, mapping to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) where a guest VM accesses privileged host GPU resources. The real-world significance is that in a vGPU/VDI/cloud-GPU deployment the 'local low-privileged' attacker is a tenant inside a guest VM, so this is effectively a guest-to-host isolation breach - the type of boundary crossing that matters greatly in multi-tenant environments even though it is not remotely reachable. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC is provided, so there is no evidence of active or imminent widespread exploitation; the 'RCE' tag overstates reach since the vector is strictly local (AV:L), not network. Signals are consistent (vendor CVSS, description, and CWE all align on a local authorization failure); the main caveat is that the scope is marked S:U despite the guest-to-host framing, so defenders should treat the cross-boundary impact as the operative risk regardless of the unchanged-scope rating. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user operating inside a guest VM on an NVIDIA vGPU-enabled hypervisor issues crafted requests to the GPU kernel driver that reach privileged host GPU resources the guest is not authorized to touch. Because authorization is not properly enforced, the guest gains access that can lead to code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, or information disclosure on the host. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires local guest access rather than any network reachability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026
Missing authorization in the NVIDIA vGPU GPU kernel driver lets a low-privileged user inside a guest VM reach privileged host GPU resources on Windows and Linux hosts, giving up to code execution, privilege escalation, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure on the hypervisor-side GPU stack. Exploitation requires local code execution within a guest (CVSS AV:L, PR:L, UI:N) in a vGPU deployment, so it is a realistic escalation primitive for tenants of shared-GPU, VDI, and cloud desktops rather than an internet-facing issue. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; risk is operator-context-dependent, but the high CIA impact and easy automation make prioritization relevant wherever untrusted tenants share vGPU capacity. Authentication requirements are confirmed as low-privileged/authenticated (CVSS vector PR:L).
RemediationAI
The supplied intelligence does not contain an explicit fixed version, so the primary action is to consult NVIDIA's advisory at https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5861 and apply the vGPU host (Virtual GPU Manager) and guest driver release that NVIDIA identifies as remediating CVE-2026-47493; upgrade both sides of the vGPU stack, since a mismatched host/guest driver pairing can leave the missing authorization check in place, and schedule a maintenance window because GPU driver replacement requires host reboot or VM evacuation. Patch status should be treated as 'Patch available per vendor advisory' pending confirmation of the exact build number from NVIDIA. Until the corrected driver is deployed, the most effective compensating control is to avoid running mutually untrusted tenants on the same physical GPU: place untrusted or lower-assurance guests on separate GPU/host partitions or disable vGPU time-slicing over shared physical GPUs, accepting reduced consolidation density and higher infrastructure cost. Additional steps include restricting guest access to the GPU kernel driver so that only approved tenants and workloads can open the vGPU device, keeping guest privileges minimal to raise the bar for the prerequisite local foothold, and monitoring hypervisor and GPU-driver logs for abnormal guest-initiated requests to host GPU resources. Note that guest hardening and monitoring reduce likelihood but do not remove the underlying missing authorization check, so they are interim measures rather than a substitute for the vendor patch.
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The affected component is the NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager and associated vGPU driver stack (CPE: nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager, wildcard-versioned across several OS/driver tracks). In vGPU architectures, guest VMs do not own a physical GPU; their drivers submit work through a mediated path to host-side GPU resources managed by the Virtual GPU Manager. CVE-2026-47493 is rooted in CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the GPU kernel driver fails to enforce that a guest may only touch resources explicitly assigned to it, so a guest can issue operations against privileged host GPU resources it should never reach. Because the check is missing rather than flawed in a way requiring memory corruption, the guest gains unauthorized access to host GPU state, handles, or memory regions, which is why the assessed vector reports high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is confined to virtualized/multi-tenant vGPU configurations; standalone physical GPU driver installs are not the target scenario. No version ranges or fixed build identifiers are enumerated in the supplied CPE data, which lists only wildcard version attributes.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local guest-user attacker (AV:L, PR:L) with no interaction reliably reaches an unauthorized host resource (AC:L), yielding high code-exec/tamper/DoS impact; scope kept S:U per vendor.
Primary rating from Vendor (nvidia).
CVSS VectorVendor: nvidia
DescriptionCVE.org
NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the GPU kernel driver where a guest may access privileged host GPU resources for which it is not authorized. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.
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Executive ViewAI
NVIDIA vGPU deployments on Windows and Linux hosts are affected by CVE-2026-47493, a high-severity missing authorization flaw that could let a low-privileged user inside a guest VM reach privileged host GPU resources, threatening data confidentiality, integrity, and availability of shared GPU services. This is primarily a tenant-isolation and privileged-access risk for organizations running shared-GPU, VDI, or cloud desktop environments, where one guest could affect other tenants or the host GPU stack. The exposure is limited to authenticated local users within a guest; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting vGPU assignment to trusted tenants, isolating untrusted workloads from shared GPU capacity, enforcing least privilege in guest VMs, and monitoring for anomalous guest-to-host GPU activity.
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