CVE-2026-24200
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the virtual GPU manager, where an attacker could cause a use-after-free for stack memory. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, data tampering, and code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNVIDIA vGPU software contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the virtual GPU manager where stack memory is accessed after being freed. This memory safety flaw can be exploited to achieve denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, data tampering, or arbitrary code execution.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm NVIDIA vGPU software is installedIdentify whether the system runs NVIDIA vGPU software by checking for vGPU manager components on the hypervisor. On VMware ESXi, use 'esxcli software vib list | grep -i nvidia' or check installed VIBs. On other hypervisors, look for NVIDIA vGPU driver packages or vGPU manager services.Affected if NVIDIA vGPU software packages or vGPU manager components are found on the system
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Determine the installed vGPU software versionRetrieve the exact version of the installed NVIDIA vGPU software using hypervisor-specific commands. For ESXi, run 'esxcli software vib list' and locate the NVIDIA vGPU vib version. Note the full version string including build numbers.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version ranges for this CVE (specific ranges should be compared against NVIDIA's official advisory)
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Verify the virtual GPU manager is activeConfirm the virtual GPU manager component is loaded and running. Check for nvidia-vgpu-manager or similar services/processes. On ESXi, verify vGPU plugin status. This component operates at the hypervisor level to manage GPU virtualization for VMs.Affected if The vGPU manager component is loaded and active in the hypervisor environment
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Check if any VMs are using vGPU resourcesList virtual machines configured with vGPU devices. In VMware, check VM settings for assigned vGPU profiles. In Hyper-V, check for GPU partitioning settings. The vulnerability affects the hypervisor-level manager even if no VMs actively use GPUs.Affected if The hypervisor has vGPU functionality enabled and VMs are configured to use virtual GPUs
The environment is likely affected if NVIDIA vGPU software is installed with a vulnerable version and the vGPU manager component is active, regardless of whether VMs are currently using vGPU resources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply NVIDIA's official patch for vGPU software when available; in the interim, restrict vGPU management interfaces to trusted users only and monitor for anomalous behavior.
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