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CVE-2026-20905
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 2.6 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. 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 confident
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/1
{"description":"Denial of Service","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"before version 2.6"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":6.9,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/1
{"description":"Denial of Service","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01387.html","url":"https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01387.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1985c514a04217546635f0fa9f55be89ab645cc5adcef0345453935cef98f5f7 · sha256:42a940e97c29fe84… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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