CVE-2026-49744

HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-07-24 · Last modified 2026-07-24 · imaginationtech · NVD: Analyzed

Kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to trigger a write of data outside the Guest's virtualised GPU memory. Out of bounds accesses triggered by malware introduced to a Guest KMD could allow privilege escalation which escapes virtualization boundaries.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 5th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Imagination Technologies Imaginationtech Google Linux

Products Graphics Ddk Ddk Android Linux Kernel

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-823: CWE - CWE-823: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (4.16)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Imaginationtech	Ddk	< 26.1
Imaginationtech	Ddk	26.1

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/ Vendor AdvisoryCVE record · imaginationtech · Updated 2026-07-24T08:51:16.698Z
NVD · CVE-2026-49744 · Updated 2026-10-24T13:10:00.147
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-48533 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-48533

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