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CISA has linked this vulnerability to known ransomware campaigns. Treat any exposed instance as an active incident, not a patching ticket.

Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Intel · Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows

CVSS 7.8 EPSS 9% 1 public exploit ransomware Fix deadline passed 3 March 2023

What it is

Intel ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows IQVW32.sys and IQVW64.sys contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for a denial-of-service (DoS).

Why we say that

  • Linked by CISA to known ransomware campaigns
  • 1 public exploit published
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2023-03-03) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit code

Indexed from Exploit-DB. Presence of code raises urgency; absence does not mean safety.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. This vulnerability is used in ransomware campaigns; here is what ransomware has cost UK organisations at the regulator.

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