CVE-2016-1493
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it...
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1493- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2592 No score
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2592- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvj2-jr49-7hc2
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it...
Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-rvj2-jr49-7hc2- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Driver Update Utility, published January 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html
coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm
security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1493
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvj2-jr49-7hc2