---
id: "CVE-2026-63018"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-63018"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-63018"]
title: "Intel Metrics Discovery API: integer underflow lets local user crash apps"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["intel", "local-users", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-untrusted-users", "version-1.16.189-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T18:17:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T18:23:00+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T18:26:26+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63018", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T18:23:00+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Intel Metrics Discovery API: integer underflow lets local user crash apps

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-63018 (this .md is for agents)

Some versions of Intel's Metrics Discovery Application Programming Interface contain an integer underflow that an unprivileged local user process can trigger. The result is a denial of service 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 Metrics Discovery Application Programming Interface version against the fixed version below

## Fix

- Intel Metrics Discovery Application Programming Interface: `1.16.189`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T18:23:00+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63018

## From the sources

Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) for some Intel(R) Metrics Discovery Application Programming Interface software before version 1.16.189 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 with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (low) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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