---
id: "CVE-2026-47486"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-47486"]
title: "NVIDIA PhysX: out-of-bounds write lets an attacker run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["games", "nvidia-physx", "runtime", "simulation"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-27T13:16:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T13:31:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T13:32:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47486", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T13:31:51+00:00"}]
---

# NVIDIA PhysX: out-of-bounds write lets an attacker run code

NVIDIA PhysX, the physics simulation engine used in games and simulation software, contains an out-of-bounds write flaw. A successful attack could lead to code execution, data tampering, denial of service, or information disclosure.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T13:31:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47486

## From the sources

NVIDIA PhysX for all platforms contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, denial of service, information disclosure.

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