Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-42917 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-42917 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-42917?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Intel Neural Compressor before 3.8.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-42917?
- Yes: fixed in Neural Compressor 3.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-42917 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-42917?
- Check whether you run Intel Neural Compressor 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: Neural Compressor 3.8
Technical details
Deserialization of untrusted data in Intel Neural Compressor allows an authenticated local attacker to trigger denial of service with low complexity. The vulnerability requires local access and authenticated user privileges but no special user interaction. Impact is limited to low integrity and availability degradation.
Affected products
- Intel Neural Compressor before 3.8
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed