CVE-2016-1493
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Affected
- intel/driver update utility
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-frPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-frPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.