Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-20717 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20717 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20717?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.6, published 12 May 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel QuickAssist Technology software drivers for Windows before 1.13.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20717?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-20717 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-20717?
- Check whether you run Intel QuickAssist Technology software drivers for Windows or Intel Quickassist Technology at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A vulnerability classified as improper input validation (CWE-20) exists in the Ring 3 (User Applications) component of Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) software drivers for Windows. An authenticated, unprivileged local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing specially crafted input to the driver. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition, impacting system availability. The vulnerability is mitigated in version 1.13 and later.
Affected products
- Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) software drivers for Windows before 1.13
Timeline
- 2026-05-12: disclosed
- 2026-05-12: advisory