CVE-2026-32791

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-02
Weakness: CWE-426

Description

Untrusted search path for some Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) before version tag 202604 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Affected products

Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM): before 2026-04-06 — fixed in 2026-04-06

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) 2026-04-06. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01488.html

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