CVE-2025-20104 Race condition in Administrative Tools for some Intel(R) Network Adapters package
An authenticated local user can exploit a race condition in Intel Network Adapter Administrative Tools to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20104?
CVE-2025-20104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Administrative Tools for some Intel(R) Network Adapters package, published on 13 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Race condition in some Administrative Tools for some Intel(R) Network Adapters package before version 29.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20104?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20104?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20104 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20104 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq6h-wq38-v7h8.