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...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

(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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

15.7%Up 12.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2015-2291
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2015-2291
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-2389 7.8

Record: EUVD-2015-2389
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w4w-866c-5vgg 7.8

(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics...

Record: GHSA-4w4w-866c-5vgg
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Intel ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows IQVW32.sys and IQVW64.sys contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for a denial-of-service (DoS).

Record: CVE-2015-2291
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Intel Network Adapter Diagnostic Driver - IOCTL Handling	2015-03-14
PoC in GitHub	Tare05/Intel-CVE-2015-2291	2020-02-22
PoC in GitHub	gmh5225/CVE-2015-2291	2022-06-28
PoC in GitHub	ethanedits/iqvw64e-privilege-escalation	2026-01-25
PoC in GitHub	antoniorauso/NalCaller	2026-10-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2291 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver For Windows, published August 9, 2017. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 10, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since February 10, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.