Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU153962

Double free in Exynos 1580 and Exynos 2500 - CVE-2026-68993

Published: October 8, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU153962

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-68993

CWE-ID: CWE-415

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in NPU driver. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Affected software

Exynos 1580
Exynos 2500

How to mitigate CVE-2026-68993

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/content/semiconductor/global/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2026-68993/

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