NVIDIA has issued an important security alert to all owners of NVIDIA graphics cards. According to a security bulletin published by the company, it is used with GeForce graphics cards. Eight Serious Vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Drivers and Software detected. All of these vulnerabilities are rated at ‘High’ severity level and require urgent system security updates.

NVIDIA stated that if these vulnerabilities were exploited, attackers could gain full access to user systems. This unauthorized access can have serious consequences, such as executing malware, reading and stealing personal data. Moreover, in addition to GeForce software, NVIDIA RTX, Quadro, NVS and Tesla series are also affected by these vulnerabilities.

The only way to avoid being compromised is to update the drivers.

NVIDIA has not provided clear information on whether the vulnerabilities have been used by malicious actors, but given that all GeForce graphics cards are affected, it is believed that this is a widespread issue affecting a wide range of users.

To patch these vulnerabilities, the company recommends that users update their systems with the latest drivers. Version 566.03 for Windows usersFor Linux users, versions 565.57.01, 550.127.05, and 535.216.01 contain security updates.

You can download updates using NVIDIA’s ‘Manual Driver Search’ tool or easily access them through the NVIDIA app and GeForce Experience applications.