Improper conditions check for the Intel(R) NPU Driver for all versions 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 confidentiality (none), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel neural Processing Unit Driver
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:intel:neural_processing_unit_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intel:neural_processing_unit_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Intel neural Processing Unit Driver
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel
Intel npu Drivers
Vendors & Products Intel
Intel npu Drivers

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Title Improper Conditions Check in Intel NPU Driver Allows Local Denial of Service

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper conditions check for the Intel(R) NPU Driver for all versions 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 confidentiality (none), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weaknesses CWE-754
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2026-08-11T16:26:06.897Z

Updated: 2026-08-12T15:45:53.308Z

Reserved: 2025-12-19T04:00:14.846Z

Link: CVE-2026-20769

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T15:45:50.453Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-11T17:17:52.097

Modified: 2026-08-31T13:56:23.273

Link: CVE-2026-20769

cve-icon Redhat

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