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CVE-2022-22706

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-03-30 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2022-03-03
  • Fixed inr36p0
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-0315:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-03-30Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-03-30Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-03-30Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2916:39SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Arm bifrost gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r0p0, < r36p0r36p0
Arm midgard gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r26p0, < r32p0r32p0
Arm valhall gpu kernel driver
BranchAffectedFixed in
—≥ r19p0, < r36p0r36p0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • :unknown:Androidfrom SoCVersion:0 · fixed in SoCVersion:2023-06-05

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Arm bifrost gpu kernel driver to r36p0
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-04-20

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedbyt3quester/CVE-2022-22706-pocBennyWaitWhat/Sony-XBR-65X850D
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-03-30
Patch Due Date
2023-04-20
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-fjww-grc5-6wh6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22706?

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through r31p0, Bifrost r0p0 through r35p0, and Valhall r19p0 through r35p0.

Is CVE-2022-22706 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-22706 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22706?

CVE-2022-22706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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