# CVE-2026-33567: Intel VTune Profiler out-of-bounds write in device drivers

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33567-improper-input-validation-for-the-intel-r-vtune-tm-profiler  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-33567 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-10

Intel VTune Profiler is a performance analysis tool used by developers to optimize software. Multiple vulnerabilities in its driver component allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate privileges or crash the system, potentially enabling full system compromise or denial of service.

Technologies: [Intel VTune Profiler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vtune-profiler). Vendors: [Intel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/intel).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-33567 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-33567 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-33567?** 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-2026-33567?** Yes: fixed in VTune Profiler 2026.0.0 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-33567 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-33567?** 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 and later

## Technical details

The advisory describes out-of-bounds read/write and time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race conditions in the Ring 1 device driver component of VTune Profiler. An authenticated local attacker with low complexity can trigger these flaws without user interaction to gain kernel-level privilege escalation or cause denial of service via memory corruption.

## Affected products

- Intel VTune Profiler before 2026.0.0

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01477.html](https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01477.html)

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