CVE-2026-16478
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Privilege Escalation in Pardus NVIDIA Installer

Publication date: 2026-11-10

Last updated on: 2026-11-10

Assigner: Computer Emergency Response Team of the Republic of Turkey

Description
Permissive list of allowed inputs vulnerability in TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute pardus-nvidia-installer allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects pardus-nvidia-installer: before 2.0.1.

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Published
2026-11-10
Last Modified
2026-11-10
Generated
2026-11-10
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2026-11-10
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-16478
EUVD
EUVD-2026-121038

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Vendor Product Version / Range
TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Software Technologies Research Institute pardus-nvidia-installer From 0 (inc) to 2.0.1 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-183 The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are explicitly allowed by policy because the inputs are assumed to be safe, but the list is too permissive - that is, it allows an input that is unsafe, leading to resultant weaknesses.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a permissive list of allowed inputs flaw in the TÜBİTAK BİLGEM pardus-nvidia-installer software. It allows privilege escalation due to improper input validation before version 2.0.1.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control. This could allow them to install malicious software, modify system settings, or steal sensitive data.

Mitigation Strategies

Update pardus-nvidia-installer to version 2.0.1 or later to address the permissive input validation flaw that enables privilege escalation.

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