Race condition in 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors and Intel Xeon D Processors - CVE-2026-20707
Published: August 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144419
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20707
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 race condition within hardware logic. A local user can exploit the race and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Affected software
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon D Processors
Intel Xeon D Processors
How to mitigate CVE-2026-20707
Install updates from vendor's website.