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CVE-2025-24519VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-24519: Intel(R) QAT Windows software · Escalation of Privilege

Affects Intel(R) QAT Windows softwareSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 2.6.0 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.6.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Intel(R) QAT Windows software to 2.6.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Intel(R) QAT Windows softwareAffected
  • <2.6.0
Fixed in
  • 2.6.0

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-24519, organizations should promptly update Intel QAT Windows software to version 2.6.0 or later, where the buffer overflow vulnerability is addressed. If you cannot patch yet, restrict local access to systems running vulnerable QAT software to trusted users only, and implement strict access controls and monitoring to detect unusual privilege escalation attempts. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to identify anomalous behavior related to QAT processes. Additionally, conduct regular audits of user privileges and system logs to detect early signs of exploitation. Where possible, isolate QAT-enabled systems from untrusted networks and users to reduce the attack surface. Finally, maintain an up-to-date inventory of systems running Intel QAT software to ensure comprehensive coverage of remediation efforts.

Description

Buffer overflow for some Intel(R) QAT Windows software before version 2.6.0.within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data manipulation. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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