CVE-2026-45196

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 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(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 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 14× in last 7d / 65× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 187 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 05:17 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 05:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-14 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-13 23:38 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-13 23:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-13 08:10 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-13 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-12 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-12 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-12 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-08 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-08 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-06 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-06 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-05 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-05 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-30 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-30 06:11 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-30 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-27 21:39 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-27 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-27 01:23 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-27 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-26 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-26 03:31 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-26 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-25 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-25 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-24 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-24 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-24 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-23 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-23 05:55 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-23 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-22 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-22 07:59 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-22 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-21 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-21 10:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-20 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-20 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-20 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-20 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-19 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-18 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-18 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-17 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-17 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-16 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-16 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-16 09:04 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-16 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-15 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-15 11:17 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-15 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-15 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-14 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-14 02:36 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-14 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-13 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-13 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-12 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-12 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-08-12 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-12 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-11 14:02 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-11 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-11 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-10 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-10 04:36 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-10 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-09 17:43 UTCEG score recompute

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 August 12, 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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.9% of all scored CVEs.
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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