{"id":"CVE-2015-2291","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2291","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:05:11.575Z","title":"Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability","description":"(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted (a) 0x80862013, (b) 0x8086200B, (c) 0x8086200F, or (d) 0x80862007 IOCTL call.","published":"2017-08-09T18:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-01T19:17:12.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["intel/ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sys","intel/ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sys"],"epss":{"score":0.15685,"percentile":0.96832,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.15685,"percentile":0.96831}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-02-10","dueDate":"2023-03-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00051.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2291"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2015-03-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":36392,"kind":"exploit","title":"Intel Network Adapter Diagnostic Driver - IOCTL Handling","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/36392.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/36392.txt","published":"2015-03-14","added":"2015-03-16","updated":"2015-03-16","author":"Glafkos Charalambous","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2015-2291","OSVDB-119634","OSVDB-119633"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 March 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.15685,"from":0.09011,"percentile":0.96831},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.0% to 15.7% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2291","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}