CVE-2026-20751 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi software
A local privileged attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in the Intel Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi to cause denial of service and expose sensitive data.
- 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-2026-20751?
CVE-2026-20751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi software, published on 12 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read for the Intel(R) Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi software before version 2.0.2 within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable data exposure. 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 (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (none) and availability (high) impacts.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20751?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h795-vchc-3v54.