Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-28743 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-28743 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28743?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel VTune Profiler before 2026.0.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-28743?
- Yes: fixed in VTune Profiler 2026.0.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-28743 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-28743?
- Check whether you run Intel VTune Profiler 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: VTune Profiler 2026.0.0
Technical details
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Ring 1 device driver component of Intel VTune Profiler before version 2026.0.0. An authenticated unprivileged user can trigger this defect via local access with low attack complexity to crash the kernel, resulting in denial of service. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 with primary impact to system availability.
Affected products
- Intel VTune Profiler before 2026.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed