---
id: "CVE-2026-32672"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-32672"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-32672"]
title: "Intel NPU driver: null pointer flaw lets a local user crash the system"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "intel", "linux", "npu", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-intel-npu", "no-local-user-access", "updated-driver"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T17:17:40+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T17:24:11+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32672", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Intel NPU driver: null pointer flaw lets a local user crash the system

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-32672 (this .md is for agents)

A null pointer dereference in Intel's NPU device driver lets a logged-in local user crash the system. The flaw causes denial of service only, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Intel NPU driver version in Device Manager under Neural processors, or on Linux with `modinfo intel_vpu` if the driver is loaded.
- Compare it against the fixed version `32.0.100.4778`; anything lower is in the affected range.

## Fix

- Intel NPU Drivers: move to version `32.0.100.4778` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32672

## From the sources

Null pointer dereference for the Intel(R) NPU Drivers before version 32.0.100.4778 within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged 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.

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