Record summary

CVE-2025-20010 has a selected CVSS score of 8.5 (high).

Description

Use of unmaintained third party components for some Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 8.0.43 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System 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.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Nov 13, 2025 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

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ProductSourceVersion rangeStatus

Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility

Default status: unaffected

CVE Listbefore version 8.0.43affected

References

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