Out-of-bounds Read in Intel Quickassist Technology
CVE-2025-31937
Out-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) QAT Windows software before version 2.6.0. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Quickassist Technology
- Intel(r) Qat Windows Software — versions before version 2.6.0.
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01373.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-31937?
- CVE-2025-31937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quickassist Technology, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-31937?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.