VulnerabilityPublished 13 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-25176: Imagination Technologies Graphics DDK · Resource Exposure

Affects Imagination Technologies Graphics DDKSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

9.1Critical

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Jan 2026
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: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Imagination TechnologiesGraphics DDK	Affected =1.15 RTM =1.17 RTM =1.18 RTM ≥ 23.2 RTM, ≤ 25.2 RTM	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the lack of publicly available patches, European organizations should implement immediate compensating controls. These include: 1) Isolating systems running the affected Graphics DDK versions from untrusted networks and limiting network exposure to reduce remote attack vectors. 2) Enforcing strict access controls and process isolation to prevent non-secure applications from scheduling or interacting with secure workloads. 3) Monitoring and logging inter-environment communications and workload scheduling activities to detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. 4) Employing hardware-based security features such as Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) or secure boot mechanisms to reinforce the separation between secure and non-secure environments. 5) Engaging with Imagination Technologies for early access to patches or updates and planning for timely deployment once available. 6) Conducting thorough security assessments and penetration testing focused on graphics processing components to identify potential exploitation paths. 7) Reviewing and updating security policies to include this vulnerability and training relevant personnel on detection and response procedures. These targeted mitigations go beyond generic advice by focusing on workload isolation, monitoring, and network segmentation specific to the Graphics DDK environment.

Description

CVE-2025-25176 is a critical vulnerability in Imagination Technologies' Graphics DDK affecting versions 1.15 RTM, 1.17 RTM, 1.18 RTM, and 23.2 RTM. It allows intermediate register values from secure workloads to be exfiltrated by applications running in the non-secure environment, leading to exposure of sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no privileges or user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. The CVSS score is 9.1, indicating a high-impact flaw affecting confidentiality and integrity without impacting availability. There are currently no known exploits in the wild and no patches publicly available.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, especially those utilizing Imagination Technologies' Graphics DDK in environments where secure graphics processing is critical, such as in telecommunications, automotive systems, industrial control, and secure computing platforms. The exposure of intermediate register values can lead to leakage of sensitive information, including cryptographic keys or proprietary graphical data, undermining confidentiality and potentially enabling further attacks. The integrity of secure workloads can also be compromised, leading to possible manipulation or spoofing of graphical outputs or secure computations. Since the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, it increases the attack surface considerably. Organizations relying on secure enclave or trusted execution environments that incorporate this Graphics DDK are particularly vulnerable. The absence of patches means that affected entities must rely on compensating controls, increasing operational complexity and risk. The impact extends to intellectual property theft, violation of data protection regulations such as GDPR, and potential disruption of critical services that depend on secure graphics processing.

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities/ (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 21 Jan 2026, 02:37 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-668

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