---
id: "CVE-2026-42917"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-42917"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-42917"]
title: "Intel Neural Compressor: untrusted deserialization lets a local user crash it"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["intel-neural-compressor", "local-users", "package", "python"]
not_affected_if: ["not-installed", "version-3.8-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T17:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T17:22:43+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T17:25:41+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42917", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T17:22:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Intel Neural Compressor: untrusted deserialization lets a local user crash it

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-42917 (this .md is for agents)

Some Intel Neural Compressor software before version 3.8 deserializes untrusted data without checks. A local user with an account can trigger a denial of service against the affected process.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Intel Neural Compressor version, for example with `pip show neural-compressor` if installed from PyPI.
- Look for any installs where the version is below `3.8`.

## Fix

- Intel Neural Compressor: move to `3.8` or later (per the NVD description).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T17:22:43+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42917

## From the sources

Deserialization of untrusted data for some Intel(R) Neural Compressor software before version 3.8 within Ring 3: User Applications 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 (low) and availability (low) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

---

_Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. For higher limits or API access: sales@infrastack.ai_