CVE-2026-22166
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WebGPU Content Write UAF Crash in GPU GLES Library

Publication date: 2026-05-01

Last updated on: 2026-06-01

Assigner: imaginationtech

Description
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.
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Published
2026-05-01
Last Modified
2026-06-01
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-05-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-22166
EUVD
EUVD-2026-26663
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
imaginationtech ddk to 25.2 (inc)
imaginationtech ddk 25.3
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs when a web page containing unusual WebGPU content is loaded into the GPU GLES render process, which can trigger a write Use-After-Free (UAF) crash in the GPU GLES user-space shared library.

On certain platforms, if the process executing the graphics workload has system privileges, this vulnerability could enable further exploits on the system.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause a write Use-After-Free crash in the GPU GLES user-space shared library, potentially leading to system instability or crashes.

More critically, on platforms where the graphics workload process has system privileges, this vulnerability could be exploited to gain further control over the system, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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