CVE-2015-2291 is a critical vulnerability in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver (IQVW32.sys and IQVW64.sys before version 1.3.1.0) for Windows, affecting various Intel and Microsoft Windows systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by crafting specific IOCTL calls. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage, indicating its widespread recognition and use by threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.03.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw32.sys:1.03.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.03.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw64.sys:1.03.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.