CVE-2026-49745

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. Software installed and run under a Guest VM can send commands to the GPU which result in out of bounds memory accesses. These can be used to escalate privileges.

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 2026-07-24T08:55:40.309Z
NVD · CVE-2026-49745 · Updated 2026-10-24T13:10:00.147
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-48534 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-48534

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