CVE-2015-2291
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 16% (percentile: 97) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20
Affected products
intel: ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sys; intel: ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sys; microsoft: windows
References
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&language… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&language… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Dr… Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Dr… Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015… US Government Resource