Null pointer dereference for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 1.13 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 (low), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Intel
  • Qat Drivers

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References
Link Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso spirity
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01387.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Title Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference in Intel QAT Windows Drivers

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Null pointer dereference for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 1.13 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 (low), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T17:18:23.761Z

Reserved: 2025-12-04T04:00:32.831Z

Link: CVE-2026-20771

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T17:18:18.742Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-12T17:16:18.060

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:52:56.850

Link: CVE-2026-20771

cve-icon Redhat

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