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Intel Data Center Graphics Driver für VMware ESXi: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1479 · first 13.05.2026 · updated 13.05.2026 · CVSS 8,2

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What it is about

Intel ist ein Hersteller von Grafikkarten. Ein Grafiktreiber, ist eine Software, die eine Interaktion mit angeschlossenen, eingebauten (Hardware) oder virtuellen Geräten ermöglicht. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Intel Data Center Graphics Driver für VMware ESXi ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen
  • beliebigen Code auszuführen
  • Daten zu manipulieren
  • vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Intel Graphics Driver VMware ESXi <2.0.2

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Intel Graphics Driver VMware ESXi 2.0.2

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-20751, CVE-2026-20879, CVE-2026-20794

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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