What is CVE-2026-22163?

CVE-2026-22163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imaginationtech Ddk, classified under CWE-820. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-22163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Imaginationtech Ddk

CVE-2026-22163

Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface. Such code can use the interface in an unsupported way that allows subversion of the GPU to perform writes to arbitrary physical memory pages. The product utilises a s…

EPSS: 0.001 (0.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Imaginationtech Ddk — versions 1.17, 1.18, 23.2
Imagination Technologies Graphics Ddk — versions 1.17 RTM, 1.18 RTM, 23.2 RTM

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-820

References

367425dc-4d06-4041-9650-c2dc6aaa27ce (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22163?: CVE-2026-22163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imaginationtech Ddk, classified under CWE-820. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-22163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.