Unchecked return value in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an unauthenticated user to pote…

published 2024-02-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-30386

cvss: 2.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unchecked return value in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via physical access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel thunderbolt_dch_driver 88

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-07)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

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

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows

Classification

Weakness

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00851.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-26591
NVD CVE-2023-26591

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Summary