SB2026081409 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel NPU Driver



SB2026081409 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Intel NPU Driver

Published: August 14, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026081409
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20731)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20786)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.


3) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20769)

CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20783)

CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVSSv4: 6.9 [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]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20908)

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSSv4: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to time-of-check time-of-use race condition. A local user can send specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.