Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-28765 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-28765 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28765?
- 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-2026-28765?
- 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-2026-28765 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-28765?
- 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
Improper input validation in Intel VTune Profiler's Ring 1 device drivers (CVE-2026-28765) may allow denial of service. The vulnerability requires local access and an authenticated user with low attack complexity and no special privileges or user interaction. An attacker can trigger a system crash or unresponsiveness via malformed input to the driver.
Affected products
- Intel VTune Profiler before 2026.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed