Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-23790
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity double free in Exynos 1280 firmware from Samsung. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in DPU in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 1680, and 2600. A double-free vulnerability in the Samsung Exynos DPU driver (due to improper pointer management during DMA buffer reallocation) leads to kernel memory corruption and a potential use-after-free.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Exynos 1280 firmware | 0 – through 2025-12-29 |
Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L