What is CVE-2025-26697?

CVE-2025-26697 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) 700 Series Ethernet, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-26697?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-26697 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Intel(r) 700 Series Ethernet

CVE-2025-26697

Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Linux kernel-mode driver for some Intel(R) 700 Series Ethernet before version 2.28.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Intel(r) 700 Series Ethernet — versions before version 2.28.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

secure@intel.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26697?: CVE-2025-26697 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) 700 Series Ethernet, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-26697?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-26697 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.