CVE-2026-20783

Improper Firmware Condition Check in Intel NPU Driver Leads to Local Denial of Service

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper conditions check in the firmware for the Intel(R) NPU Driver for all versions within Ring 1: Device Drivers 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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel neural Processing Unit Driver
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:intel:neural_processing_unit_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:intel:neural_processing_unit_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Intel neural Processing Unit Driver
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel
Intel npu Drivers
Vendors & Products Intel
Intel npu Drivers
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Firmware Condition Check in Intel NPU Driver Leads to Local Denial of Service
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper conditions check in the firmware for the Intel(R) NPU Driver for all versions within Ring 1: Device Drivers 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.
Weaknesses CWE-754
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
intel
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 3:40 PM
Reserved
Jan 29, 2026, 3:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 2:24 PM