CVE-2026-24201
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 an out-of-bound access. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
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 an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the virtual GPU manager component, which handles GPU virtualization for sharing physical GPUs across multiple virtual machines. An attacker could exploit this to access memory outside intended bounds, potentially leading to data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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Verify NVIDIA vGPU software is installedOn the hypervisor host (e.g., VMware ESXi, KVM, Citrix XenServer), check for NVIDIA vGPU software packages or drivers. On Linux, you can look for packages containing 'nvidia-vgpu' or check /usr/local/vgpu* directories. On ESXi, use 'esxcli software vib list | grep -i nvidia'Affected if NVIDIA vGPU software packages or drivers are found on the system
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Identify the vGPU software versionRun 'nvidia-smi -v' or check the installed NVIDIA vGPU driver package version. On ESXi, use 'esxcli software vib list | grep -i vgpu'. On Linux, check the driver package version with package manager or look at /proc/driver/nvidia/versionAffected if The installed version cannot be confirmed as patched or is older than the fixed release version from NVIDIA's security bulletin
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Confirm the virtual GPU manager is enabledCheck if the vGPU manager service is running. On ESXi, verify nvidia-vgpu services or VMkernel modules with 'esxcfg-scsidevs -a' or 'vmkloadmod -l | grep nvidia'. On KVM, check for nvidia-vgpu devices in libvirt or check /sys/kernel/debug/vgpu*Affected if The vGPU manager component is loaded and active, serving virtual GPUs to VMs
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Check vGPU resource configuration statusInspect the vGPU device assignments to VMs. On ESXi, use 'nvidia-smi' or check VM configuration for vGPU devices. On KVM, check virsh dumpxml for mdev or vGPU assignments. Look for any vGPU profiles assigned to virtual machinesAffected if vGPU devices are assigned to virtual machines, indicating the vulnerable component is in use
The system is affected if NVIDIA vGPU software is installed with the vGPU manager enabled and the installed version predates the security patch for this CVE.
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 the latest NVIDIA vGPU software patches from the vendor to address the vulnerability in the virtual GPU manager. Coordinate maintenance windows for patching and validate vGPU functionality post-update.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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