Imagination Graphics DDK up to 1.18 RTM/23.2 RTM/24.2 RTM/25.3 RTM use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Imagination Graphics DDK up to 1.18 RTM/23.2 RTM/24.2 RTM/25.3 RTM. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22166. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Imagination Graphics DDK up to 1.18 RTM/23.2 RTM/24.2 RTM/25.3 RTM and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A web page that contains unusual WebGPU content loaded into the GPU GLES render process and can trigger write UAF crash in the GPU GLES user-space shared library. On certain platforms, when the process executing graphics workload has system privileges this could enable subsequent exploit on the system.

The advisory is shared for download at imaginationtech.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-22166 since 01/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 26.1 RTM eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Graphics DDK 26.1 RTM

Timelineinfo

01/06/2026 CVE reserved
05/01/2026 +114 days Advisory disclosed
05/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/04/2026 +34 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: imaginationtech.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22166 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360752

Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2026 18:27
Updated: 06/04/2026 08:15
Changes: 05/01/2026 18:27 (54), 06/04/2026 08:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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