Vulnerability · Published Nov 11, 2025 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2025-20050
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in Intel(R) CIP software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) CIP software before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) CIP software | before version WIN_DCA_2.4.0.11001 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H