Is CVE-2022-22706 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2022-22706 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2022-22706. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

Version-level data is not available; KEV Intelligence tracks Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver.

Yes. CVE-2022-22706 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-22706

Mali GPU Kernel Driver

Arm / Mali GPU Kernel Driver

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Severity: CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 1.1%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-22706 is a vulnerability affecting Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver. Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages. This affects Midgard r26p0 through...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Arm / Mali GPU Kernel Driver.

What should we do?

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Overview

Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver allows a non-privileged user to achieve write access to read-only memory pages

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.

Published: 03 Mar 2022
Exploitation Reported: 30 Mar 2023
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22706
developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates developer.arm.com · CVE Record https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kernel... developer.arm.com · CVE Record https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/mali-gpu-kerne...

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 30 Mar 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
CISA First	2023-03-30 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

Nessus template detected 02 Jun 2025.

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Nessus	https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/178134	02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

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

EPSS

1.1%

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 4.6 Medium

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

02 Jun 2025
Nessus plugin available

Scanner coverage available
30 Mar 2023
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
03 Mar 2022
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
06 Jan 2022
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-22706",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01095,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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