Intel Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi Before 2.0.2 Ring 1 Device Driver Buffer Overflow Allows a Privileged System Software Adversary to Escalate Privileges and Execute Code Locally

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-20794

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What to Know

Buffer overflow for the Intel(R) Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi software before version 2.0.2 within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts. (NVD)

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