Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2025 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2025-20037

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine See references

Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

References