Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-20767
Intel QAT software drivers for Windows
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
Official description
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 1.13 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (intel) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows | before version 1.13 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- Last updated
- 2026-05-13
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- intel
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.11%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
1.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20Improper Input Validation