CVE-2026-49745 Imagination Technologies CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations using virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it. Affected operators, platforms, and security teams should prioritize patching and implement compensating controls to limit potential damage. Vulnerability management and security teams should review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance. They should also plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed. Additionally, they should review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified, and check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review. Finally, they should track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented. The CVE record was published on 2026-07-24T09:16:24.897Z and has not been modified since then. Affected systems should be prioritized for patching. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and could potentially allow for privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration. The CVE record indicates that the vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and could potentially allow for privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration. The CVE record indicates that kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware, triggering a write of data outside the Guest's virtualized GPU memory. Software installed and run under a Guest VM can send commands to the GPU, resulting in out-of-bounds memory accesses. These can be used to escalate privileges. The vulnerability affects virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration. The CVE record indicates that the vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and could potentially allow for privilege escalation. The vulnerability affects virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration. The CVE record indicates that kernel software installed and runnin

Technical summary

Kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware, triggering a write of data outside the Guest's virtualized GPU memory. Software installed and run under a Guest VM can send commands to the GPU, resulting in out-of-bounds memory accesses. These can be used to escalate privileges. The vulnerability affects virtualized environments with Guest VMs and GPU acceleration. The CVE record indicates that the vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and could potentially allow for privilege escalation.

Defensive priority

This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and could potentially allow for privilege escalation. Affected systems should be prioritized for patching.

Recommended defensive actions

• Inventory and assess systems for potential exposure
• Apply vendor patches or updates as available
• Monitor for suspicious GPU activity
• Implement compensating controls to limit potential damage
• Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance
• Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented

Evidence notes

The CVE record indicates that kernel software installed and running inside a Guest VM may post improper commands to the GPU Firmware, triggering a write of data outside the Guest's virtualized GPU memory. Software installed and run under a Guest VM can send commands to the GPU, resulting in out-of-bounds memory accesses. These can be used to escalate privileges.

Official resources