High severity · published Aug 12, 2025
CVE-2025-20037
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of…
7.2
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IC
Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine ·
See references · source: vendor
Affected product
IC
Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20037
intel.com
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01280.html
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