Vulnerability in Intel Neural Processing Unit Driver
CVE-2026-20769
Improper conditions check for the Intel(R) NPU Driver for all versions within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low 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 (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.4% 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 Neural Processing Unit Driver
- Intel(r) Npu Driver — versions all versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01456.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-20769?
- CVE-2026-20769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Neural Processing Unit Driver, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20769?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.