CVE-2025-20037 Race condition in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine
A local privileged user can exploit a race condition in Intel CSME firmware to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20037?
CVE-2025-20037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine, published on 12 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20037?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20037?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghpf-whmj-7c7x.