CVE-2025-20012 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit incorrect behavior order in Intel Core Ultra Processors to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-20012?
CVE-2025-20012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect behavior order for some Intel(R) Core™ Ultra Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
Weakness: CWE-696
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20012?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20012?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-20012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-20012, BELL-CVE-2025-20012, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-20012, GHSA-2rmv-pmj6-727m, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-20012.