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CVE-2015-2291

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-02-10 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2017-08-09
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-08-0918:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-02-10Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-02-10Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-02-10Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2026-08-0403:55SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2015-2291?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2015-2291?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sysversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.3= 1.03.0.7no fix published
Intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sysversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.3= 1.03.0.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-03-03

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedTare05/Intel-CVE-2015-2291gmh5225/CVE-2015-2291ethanedits/iqvw64e-privilege-escalationantoniorauso/NalCaller
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-02-10
Patch Due Date
2023-03-03
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-08-09
Last Modified
2026-10-01
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2291?

(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.

Is CVE-2015-2291 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2291 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-03-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2291?

CVE-2015-2291 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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