Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU142461

Buffer overflow in Intel NPU Driver for Linux and Intel NPU Driver for Windows - CVE-2026-20731

Published: August 14, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU142461

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20731

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Intel NPU Driver for Linux
Intel NPU Driver for Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2026-20731

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel NPU Driver for Linux - update to 1.32.0
Intel NPU Driver for Windows - update to 32.0.100.4723

External References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01456.html

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