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CVE-2015-2291 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json

(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…

published 2017-08-09 9 y ago modified 2026-10-01 39 d ago also EUVD-2015-2389

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2023-02-10, used in ransomware
epss
15.7%
EPSS 15.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

(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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36392)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
3 y ago
Patch by
2023-03-03 (3 y ago)
Ransomware
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Intel, Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows
CISA name
Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Ransomware

Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.

  • DOGE BIG BALLS Ransomware ransomware gang

reported by cyble.com

Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

15.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36392 Intel Network Adapter Diagnostic Driver - IOCTL Handling dos, 2015-03-14

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.