NVIDIA GeForce 582.78 Security Driver: 114 Fixes for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs on Windows 10/11

The release is labeled "massive," and the number of fixes supports that. Two things in the early coverage need correcting, though. The severity counts add up to the wrong total, and the description of which cards are covered is broader than it should be.

What NVIDIA shipped​

Driver 582.78 continues the legacy maintenance plan NVIDIA announced when it retired these architectures from mainstream support. According to VideoCardz, the company ended regular Game Ready support for these architectures in October 2025, with critical security updates scheduled through October 2028.

Here are the key facts:

• Version: 582.78 WHQL, from the legacy R580 branch. Comss.ru notes it is intended only for graphics cards on the Maxwell, Volta and Pascal architectures that have been removed from Game Ready support (translated from Russian).
• Operating systems: Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11.
• Package size: about 912.74 MB, as reported by IT Home and Gizchina.
• Release date: IT Home reports that NVIDIA published it on September 30 local time.
• Purpose: security only. NVIDIA says the update addresses issues that can result in multiple security impacts.
• Where to get it: Comss.ru reports it is available through the NVIDIA App, GeForce Experience, or NVIDIA's website.

Section summary: This is a WHQL-certified security patch for retired GeForce architectures on Windows 10 and 11. It adds no new game profiles and no performance tuning.

The numbers: 114 vulnerabilities, and the missing one​

Some early coverage said 114 vulnerabilities were fixed, split into 76 high-risk and 37 medium-risk issues. That only adds up to 113.

Overclockers.ru, citing NVIDIA's September security bulletin, accounts for the missing one. It reports that NVIDIA's September security bulletin lists 114 vulnerabilities, 98 of which affect the display driver and 16 the software related to NVIDIA vGPU virtualization technology (translated). By CVSS score, one issue is critical, 76 are high severity, 37 are medium (translated).

The breakdown is:

What these numbers mean for a Windows gaming PC​

The bulletin covers more than the consumer GeForce driver. Sixteen of the issues are in NVIDIA's vGPU virtualization stack. Additional reporting says the single critical flaw, CVE-2026-47574, is in the Linux vGPU Virtual GPU Manager, not in the Windows GeForce driver. We could not confirm that detail in NVIDIA's own bulletin text, so treat it as reported rather than verified.

If that report is accurate, the scariest item in the bulletin is not on your GTX 1070 gaming rig. That doesn't make the update optional. Nearly 100 display-driver issues, most of them rated high, are reason enough to install it. It just means "114 holes in your PC" overstates the risk for any single Windows machine.

Section summary: 114 total vulnerabilities (1 critical, 76 high, 37 medium). Not every flaw applies to every card or operating system, and the critical one is reportedly limited to Linux vGPU.

Which cards are actually covered​

Gizchina said coverage starts "from the GTX 700 series." That is technically true but misleading. Most GTX 700-series cards, such as the GTX 760, 770 and 780, are Kepler cards, and Kepler is a different architecture with its own support timeline. In the 700 series, only the Maxwell-based models are included. VideoCardz lists what NVIDIA's release notes cover:

• Maxwell desktop: the Maxwell-based GeForce GTX 745, GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti, along with the GTX 950 through GTX 980 Ti series.
• Pascal desktop: the GeForce GTX 1050 through GTX 1080 Ti, GT 1030 and GT 1010.
• TITAN cards: TITAN V, TITAN Xp, TITAN X and GeForce GTX TITAN X are covered as well.
• Laptops: older Maxwell and Pascal products such as the GeForce GTX 900M series, GTX 10 series and several MX models.

What about Tesla V100?​

Gizchina and IT Home both mention the Tesla V100. We could not confirm it on NVIDIA's GeForce supported-products list. The V100 is a data-center card, and those normally use NVIDIA's data-center and enterprise driver channels, not a GeForce consumer installer. If you run V100s in a server or a vGPU deployment, check NVIDIA's security bulletin for the fixed versions on your driver branch. Don't install a GeForce package on that hardware.

Section summary: Covered cards are the Maxwell GTX 745, 750 and 750 Ti, the GTX 900 series, Pascal GTX 10-series and GT 10x0 cards, several TITANs, and Maxwell/Pascal laptop GPUs. Kepler-based GTX 700 cards are not included. Data-center hardware should get patches from its own driver channel.

How to install 582.78 safely​

The steps are simple, but it helps to check a few things first.

1. Confirm your GPU. Open Device Manager, expand Display adapters, and note the exact model. A "GTX 760" is Kepler and is not covered. A "GTX 750 Ti" is Maxwell and is.
2. Confirm your OS. You need Windows 10 64-bit or Windows 11.
3. Get the driver from NVIDIA. Use the NVIDIA App, GeForce Experience, or NVIDIA's official driver lookup. Avoid third-party "driver updater" tools, which are a bad way to fix security problems.
4. Make sure you're getting the right branch. If you have a Pascal or Maxwell card, NVIDIA's tools should offer you a 582.x security driver, not the current Game Ready release for RTX cards.
5. Choose an install type. A standard Express install works for most people. If you've had driver problems before, the custom install's "clean installation" option resets your settings and often avoids leftover profile conflicts.
6. Reboot and verify. Afterward, check NVIDIA Control Panel's System Information, or Device Manager's driver tab, to confirm version 582.78 is active.

Common problems​

• Windows Update replaces your driver with an older one. This happens. Reinstall 582.78 from NVIDIA's package.
• Your laptop's OEM driver is older. Some laptop vendors ship customized drivers. NVIDIA's generic laptop driver usually works on supported mobile GPUs, but hybrid-graphics machines sometimes behave differently. Keep a restore point handy.
• You're expecting performance gains. There aren't any. VideoCardz, writing about the earlier 582.66 security driver, made the same point: it should not be treated as a driver that adds new game profiles, performance tuning or fixes for current game issues.

Section summary: Check your exact model, use NVIDIA's own tools or site, verify the version after a reboot, and expect security fixes only.

How this fits the update schedule​

This is the third security-only release for these architectures in 2026:

• 582.28 (January): According to Yahoo Tech, on January 28, 2026, NVIDIA released a security-focused driver update (version 582.28 WQHL) for its legacy cards with a focus on eliminating five vulnerabilities.
• 582.66 (June): OC3D reported in June that this is Nvidia's GeForce Security Driver 582.66 WHQL, again for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta only.
• 582.78 (late September): 114 bulletin entries across display-driver and vGPU components.

TweakTown described the plan as one where these GPUs now receive only quarterly security updates through 2028. The release dates so far roughly fit that schedule.

The jump from five fixes in January to 114 in September looks dramatic. Most of that difference likely comes from the size of each bulletin. September's covered both the display driver and vGPU, so it doesn't necessarily mean old Pascal code got much worse. NVIDIA also gives little detail in the driver notes. OC3D has complained that Nvidia does not list fixed security vulnerabilities in its official driver release notes, so anyone who wants CVE-level detail has to read the security bulletin.

Analysis: is security-only support good enough?​

Our view, based on general industry practice: NVIDIA's approach is reasonable. Most PC component makers end support for decade-old hardware with little or no notice. Promising security patches through October 2028 is better than that, and it matters because GPU drivers run with kernel-level privileges. An unpatched display driver gives malware a way to escalate privileges once it is already on the machine.

There are downsides. These cards get no fixes for problems in new games, so anything new that breaks on a GTX 1080 Ti stays broken. October 2028 is also a hard end date. After that, a Pascal card connected to the internet will have no further driver security patches. For IT administrators with fleets of older Quadro or GeForce office machines, that date belongs in hardware refresh planning now, not in mid-2028.

The bottom line​

If you're running a GTX 750 Ti through GTX 1080 Ti, a supported TITAN, or a Maxwell or Pascal laptop GPU on Windows 10 or 11, install 582.78. It patches a long list of display-driver vulnerabilities, most rated high. Don't expect it to make games run faster or fix new-game bugs. Check your exact model before you download, especially if you own a 700-series card. And if you manage V100s or vGPU deployments, get your fixes from NVIDIA's data-center driver channel and security bulletin, not the GeForce installer.