CVE-2025-14304

ASRock, ASRockRack, ASRockInd|Motherboard - Protection Mechanism Failure

Published Dec 17, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Certain motherboard models developed by ASRock and its subsidiaries, ASRockRack and ASRockInd. has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please update firmware to latest version.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Asrock
Asrock intel 500
Asrock intel 600
Asrock intel 700
Asrock intel 800
Vendors & Products Asrock
Asrock intel 500
Asrock intel 600
Asrock intel 700
Asrock intel 800
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Certain motherboard models developed by ASRock and its subsidiaries, ASRockRack and ASRockInd. has a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. Because IOMMU was not properly enabled, unauthenticated physical attackers can use a DMA-capable PCIe device to read and write arbitrary physical memory before the OS kernel and its security features are loaded.
Title ASRock, ASRockRack, ASRockInd|Motherboard - Protection Mechanism Failure
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
twcert
Published
Updated
Dec 17, 2025, 9:30 PM
Reserved
Dec 9, 2025, 6:37 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Dec 17, 2025, 4:15 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 11:10 AM