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Intel NPU Driver CVE-2026-20731

| EUVDEUVD-2026-56479 MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2026-08-11 intel GHSA-363q-22g7-fmmm
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: intel
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Vendor (intel) PRIMARY
6.9 MEDIUM
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
6.1 MEDIUM

Local access with low privileges required per description; no scope change as subsequent system impacts are absent; high availability impact reflects driver-level denial of service; low integrity reflects minor buffer side-effects.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat
6.1 MEDIUM
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Primary rating from Vendor (intel).

CVSS VectorVendor: intel

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

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Aug 11, 2026 - 21:56 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper buffer restrictions 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.

AnalysisAI

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel NPU Driver (Ring 3: User Applications) expose all driver versions to a denial-of-service condition triggerable by a local, low-privileged authenticated user. The CVSS 4.0 vector confirms local-only access (AV:L/PR:L) with high availability impact (VA:H) and a minor integrity side-effect (VI:L), but no confidentiality loss. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a local, authenticated user session with at least low-privilege access (PR:L per the CVSS 4.0 vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N presents a consistent picture: a local, low-complexity, low-privilege denial-of-service with no confidentiality impact and minimal integrity side-effects. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Consult Intel's advisory INTEL-SA-01456 at https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01456.html for the specific patched driver version; no exact fix version was extractable from the available data, so the advisory is the authoritative remediation source. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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