---
id: "CVE-2026-44382"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-44382"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-44382"]
title: "Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver: out-of-bounds read lets nearby attackers crash the kernel"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows", "fixed": ["24.50"], "affected": "< 24.50", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["adjacent", "bluetooth", "infrastructure", "intel", "laptops", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["bluetooth-disabled", "no-intel-bluetooth"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T18:17:39+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T18:22:58+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T18:28:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44382", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T18:22:58+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01530.html", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T18:28:01+00:00", "cites": ["https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01530.html"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Intel Wireless Bluetooth driver: out-of-bounds read lets nearby attackers crash the kernel

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-44382 (this .md is for agents)

Some Intel Wireless Bluetooth drivers read memory outside their bounds in kernel mode (Ring 0). A nearby attacker can send crafted traffic to make the system deny service, with no login and no user action needed.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows affected < 24.50 fixed 24.50

## How to check

On Windows, check Device Manager > Bluetooth > Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth > Driver tab for the driver version; versions before 24.50 are affected per Intel. Applies to machines with Intel Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapters (AC 9260/9461/9462/9560, AX201/AX210/AX211, BE200/BE201 and Killer equivalents) or integrated wireless on 10th-14th gen Core and Core Ultra processors. Intel does not say Linux or other OSes are affected.

## Fix

Update Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows to version 24.50 or later (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18649/intel-wireless-bluetooth-for-windows-10-and-windows-11.html).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T18:22:58+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44382
- 2026-11-10T18:28:01+00:00 analyst https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01530.html — Intel INTEL-SA-01530 (primary, released 2026-11-10) lists CVE-2026-44382 as OOB read in Ring 0, CVSS4 7.1, fix: Bluetooth 24.50+. No exploitation or PoC checked beyond advisory; X/social not searched. Sibling CVE-2026-42956 (OOB write) same advisory.

## Documents

- [advisory] INTEL-SA-01530 Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Wireless Bluetooth Advisory https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01530.html

## From the sources

Out-of-bounds read for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) within Ring 0: Kernel may allow a denial of service. Network adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable denial of service. This result may potentially occur via adjacent 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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