GHSA-2xw2-f246-g27c

GHSA-2xw2-f246-g27c PUBLISHED CVSS 7.900000095367432 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published February 10, 2026

Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface in the Intel(R) Quick Assist Technology for some Intel(R) Platforms within Ring 0: Kernel may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.900000095367432

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

Timeline

Feb 10, 2026 CVE Published
Aug 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
Aug 6, 2026 Security Advisory

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