The kernel driver of CPUID CPU-Z v2.17 and earlier does not validate user-supplied values…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The kernel driver of CPUID CPU-Z v2.17 and earlier does not validate user-supplied values passed via its IOCTL interface, allowing an attacker to access sensitive information via a crafted request.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xj3-mjvp-h43q
References
More Cpuid Cpu-z vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11216 In CPUID CPU-Z before 1.43, there is an arbitrary memory write that results directly in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- 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
- CVE-2025-65264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-65264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xj3-mjvp-h43q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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