CVE-2026-45196

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Kernel software installed and running inside a Host VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to trigger a GPU register access which can lead to privilege escalation.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
1.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Imagination GPU Driver Vulnerabilities - Imagination

https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45196(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-16 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-16 09:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-14 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-14 02:49 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  17. 2026-07-14 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 18:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  20. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-10 22:19 UTCNVD update
  23. 2026-07-10 21:03 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-10 21:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45196?
CVE-2026-45196 is a high vulnerability published on July 10, 2026. Kernel software installed and running inside a Host VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware to trigger a GPU register access which can lead to privilege escalation.
When was CVE-2026-45196 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45196 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45196 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45196 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45196?
CVE-2026-45196 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45196?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45196, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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