CVE-2015-2291

(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted (a) 0x80862013, (b) 0x8086200B, (c) 0x8086200F, or (d) 0x80862007 IOCTL call.

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 96% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CISA KEV

listed 2023-02-10, due 2023-03-03, known ransomware use

CWE

CWE-20

Published

2017-08-09

Modified

2026-10-01

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• intel:ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw32.sys
• intel:ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw64.sys

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623
• https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html

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