CVE-2025-20037

Published Aug 12, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24442 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel
Intel converged Security And Management Engine
Vendors & Products Intel
Intel converged Security And Management Engine
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
intel
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:49 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2024, 4:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 12, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:40 AM