Nvidia: PSA - Upgrade Your Nvidia Graphics Drivers To Avoid a "High-Severity" Vulnerability

Nvidia Patches 15 Security Flaws in Graphics Drivers, Including Nine High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Nvidia has issued a security bulletin addressing 15 vulnerabilities in its Windows and Linux graphics drivers, nine of which are classified as high-severity. These flaws could enable attackers to compromise systems, gain administrative access, steal sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code.

Affected users include owners of GeForce, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla GPUs. For Windows users with modern GeForce cards, driver versions prior to 596.36 are vulnerable, while those with GTX 10-series or older GPUs should update from versions before 482.53. The latest secure release, 596.49, was rolled out a week prior, and users with the Nvidia app installed may already have received the update. Linux users should upgrade to 590.48.01 or later, verifying their current driver version via nvidia-smi or nvidia-settings.

Nvidia’s disclosure provides technical details for each vulnerability, though no active exploits have been reported at this time. Users are advised to apply updates through their respective OS package managers or Nvidia’s official channels.

Source: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/psa-upgrade-your-nvidia-graphics-drivers-to-avoid-a-high-severity-vulnerability

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"date": "5/2026",
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