GPU DDK - Arbitrary GPU register write in rgxfw_hwperf_hw due to unsanitized pointers from host kernel
Priority LOW 35CWE-280Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Kernel software installed and running inside a Host VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to trigger a GPU register access which can lead to privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00144 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Graphics DDK (Imagination Technologies): 26.1 RTM2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagination Technologies | Graphics DDK | 1.18 RTM2; 23.2 RTM2; 24.2 RTM2; 25.1 RTM2 – 25.3 RTM; 26.1 RTM1 | 26.1 RTM2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Graphics DDK VendorImagination Technologies Affected 1.18 RTM2; 23.2 RTM2; 24.2 RTM2; 25.1 RTM2 – 25.3 RTM; 26.1 RTM1 Fixed in 26.1 RTM2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imaginationtech:ddk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 26.1 | Vulnerable | Imagination Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:a:imaginationtech:ddk:26.1:rtm1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.1 rtm1 | Vulnerable | Imagination Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:imaginationtech:ddk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.1 Vulnerable ·Imagination Technologies
- cpe:2.3:a:imaginationtech:ddk:26.1:rtm1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.1 rtm1 Vulnerable ·Imagination Technologies
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Graphics DDK (Imagination Technologies) Fixed in 26.1 RTM2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45196
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xwh-rf6v-6cj6
References
More Imagination Technologies Ddk vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04574 GPU kernel implementations susceptible to memory leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-13612 GPU DDK - Integer overflow in _PMRLogicalOffsetToPhysicalOffset CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-12749 GPU DDK - libusc UAF via WebGPU shaders at MergeConsecutiveBarriersBP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-18845 GPU DDK - GPU Register value contents leaked from secure workloads to non-secure world CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-17504 GPU DDK - libusc OOB write at ConvertSwitchToArrayLookupBP during WebGPU shader compilation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-17506 GPU DDK - libusc OOB write at TreeRemove during WebGPU shader compilation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-45196 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45196 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xwh-rf6v-6cj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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