Vulnerability · CVE-2026-22163
Requires malware code to misuse the DDK kernel module IOCTL interface.
Published Mar 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Requires malware code to
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22163. EPSS is 0.08%. Act only if a listed version of Requires malware code to is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Requires malware code to).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.08%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe imaginationtech/ddk
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 shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.
Are you affected?
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- cpe imaginationtech/ddk1.17
- cpe imaginationtech/ddk1.18
- cpe imaginationtech/ddk23.2
- cpe imaginationtech/ddk24.1
- cpe imaginationtech/ddk24.2
How to fix CVE-2026-22163
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-22163. EPSS is 0.08%. Act only if a listed version of Requires malware code to is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 1.17, 1.18, 23.2, 24.1, 24.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-820. EPSS 0.08%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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 shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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 shared resource in a concurrent manner but does not attempt to synchronise access to the resource.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-22163
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-22163
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 shared resource in a concurrent manner but
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.