Medium severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-23791
An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600
4.2
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600. An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Exynos DPU driver (due to missing input length validation in color mode LUT parsing) leads to kernel memory corruption and potential privilege escalation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
E1
Exynos 1280 firmware · Samsung
through 2025-12-29 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23791
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23791
semiconductor.samsung.com
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/
semiconductor.samsung.com
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2026-23791/
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