CVE-2025-20105 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) reference platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low 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 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.
A local privileged attacker can exploit improper input validation in Intel UEFI SMM modules to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2025-20105?
CVE-2025-20105 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) reference platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low 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 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts., published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in some UEFI firmware SMM module for the Intel(R) reference platforms may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low 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 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 (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20105?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20105?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20105 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20105 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cxr-gq49-568q.