CVE-2025-20010 Supply chain in Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting unmaintained third-party components in the Intel Processor Identification Utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20010?
CVE-2025-20010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility, published on 11 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of unmaintained third party components for some Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 8.0.43 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no 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.
Weakness: CWE-1104
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20010?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20010?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2mf-x92x-cpm8.