CVE-2025-26694
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
11/11/2025
Last modified:
12/11/2025
Description
Null pointer dereference for some Intel(R) QAT Windows software before version 2.6.0. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. 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 (none), integrity (none) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.80
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM



