CVE-2023-26083: Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) · Memory Leak
Affects Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)Source CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 28 Apr 2023 · 1% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Arm Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- EPSS
- 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 68% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Apr 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 1 day after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by MITRE Corporation
, 45 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 1 day after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 22 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Description
Memory leak vulnerability in Mali GPU Kernel Driver in Midgard GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r6p0 - r32p0, Bifrost GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r0p0 - r42p0, Valhall GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r19p0 - r42p0, and Avalon GPU Kernel Driver all versions from r41p0 - r42p0 allows a non-privileged user to make valid GPU processing operations that expose sensitive kernel metadata.
References
- developer.arm.com/Arm%20Security%20Center/Mali%20GPU%20Driver%20Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)
- cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023033049 (opens in a new tab)
- cybersecurity-help.cz/vulnerabilities/74210/ (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-26083 (opens in a new tab)