TI-2017-11216 Aliases CVE-2017-15303 GHSA-92jj-g6qw-xrrw

In CPUID CPU-Z before 1.43, there is an arbitrary memory write that results directly in…

LOW 37CWE-787Published 2017-10-16 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In CPUID CPU-Z before 1.43, there is an arbitrary memory write that results directly in elevation of privileges, because any program running on the local machine (while CPU-Z is running) can issue an ioctl 0x9C402430 call to the kernel-mode driver (e.g., cpuz141_x64.sys for version 1.41).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01593 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cpuid:cpu-z::::::windows::*	up to 1.42	Vulnerable	Cpuid

cpe:2.3:a:cpuid:cpu-z:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions up to 1.42 Vulnerable ·Cpuid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15303
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92jj-g6qw-xrrw

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/akayn/Bugs/blob/master/CPUID/CVE-2017-15303/README.md

TI-2025-40307 The kernel driver of CPUID CPU-Z v2.17 and earlier does not validate user-supplied values… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2017-11215 In CPUID CPU-Z through 1.81, there are improper access rights to a kernel-mode driver… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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