CVE-2022-22706
An Arm product family through 2022-01-03 has an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-22706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-22706- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27849
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27849- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjww-grc5-6wh6
An Arm product family through 2022-01-03 has an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function.
An Arm product family through 2022-01-03 has an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function.
- Record
GHSA-fjww-grc5-6wh6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver Unspecified Vulnerability
Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages.
- Record
CVE-2022-22706- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2023-06-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2023-06-05 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | byt3quester/CVE-2022-22706-poc | 2026-07-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | BennyWaitWhat/Sony-XBR-65X850D | 2026-10-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22706 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Arm Bifrost Gpu Kernel Driver, published March 3, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 30, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since March 30, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2023-06-05.
References
developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22706
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22706
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjww-grc5-6wh6
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-06-01