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CVE-2017-5696

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

Untrusted search path in Intel Graphics Driver 15.40.x.x, 15.45.x.x, and 21.20.x.x allows unprivileged user to elevate privileges via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows: before 21.20.16.4860; 15.40.1.64.4256, 15.40.4.64.4256, 15.40.7.64.4279, 15.40.14.4352, 15.40.26.4474, 15.40.34.4624 (+6) — fixed in 21.20.16.4860

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows 21.20.16.4860. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00080&languageid=en-fr
• https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00080&languageid=en-fr

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