CVE-2018-12215 Denial of service in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows

Medium 6.0 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2026

A local privileged user can cause a denial of service in Intel Graphics Driver for Windows due to insufficient input validation in the kernel mode driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-12215?

CVE-2018-12215 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in Kernel Mode Driver in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows* before versions 10.18.x.5059 (aka 15.33.x.5059), 10.18.x.5057 (aka 15.36.x.5057), 20.19.x.5063 (aka 15.40.x.5063) 21.20.x.5064 (aka 15.45.x.5064) and 24.20.100.6373 potentially enables a privileged user to cause a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12215?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2018-12215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf32-247f-h7rm.