---
id: "CVE-2026-34016"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-34016"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-34016"]
title: "Intel VTune Profiler: race condition lets local user gain system privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["intel-vtune", "linux", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-version", "not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T17:17:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T17:23:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34016", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Intel VTune Profiler: race condition lets local user gain system privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-34016 (this .md is for agents)

Intel VTune Profiler before version 2026.0.0 has a time-of-check time-of-use race condition in its Ring 1 device driver component. A local user with an ordinary account can win the race and escalate privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed VTune Profiler version in the product's about screen or install directory, and compare it with `2026.0.0`.

## Fix

- Intel VTune Profiler: move to `2026.0.0` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T17:22:42+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34016

## From the sources

Time-of-check time-of-use race condition for the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2026.0.0 within Ring 1: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. 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 (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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