# CVE-2015-2291: Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

> CVE-2015-2291: Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-2291
Last updated: 2026-10-01T18:21:33Z

- Published: 2017-08-09 18:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-01 18:21 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 15.7%, 97th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-02-10, federal due date 2023-03-03, ransomware use: Known

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Intel: Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2291)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2291)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html)
- [https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr](https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-2291 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2015-2291.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2015-2291 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:44:04.178Z