Is CVE-2026-20714 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-20714 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-20714 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2026-20714 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20714?

CVE-2026-20714 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-20714

CWE-787Published: May 12, 2026· Updated: May 15, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:2.8th

Official Description

Out-of-bounds write for some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version 1.13 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low 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 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 (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-20714 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.