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CVE-2023-28741

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-28741 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT) drivers for Windows, specifically HW Version 1.0 before 1.10. An authenticated local user could exploit this flaw to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. Rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 22.07.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.0, < 1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
>= 2.0, < 2.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.9HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00861.html
Vendor Advisory