CVE-2025-20106 Privilege escalation in VTune(TM) Profiler software and Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkits
An attacker with local access can exploit an uncontrolled search path in Intel VTune Profiler installers 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-2025-20106?
CVE-2025-20106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VTune(TM) Profiler software and Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkits, published on 10 Feb 2026. 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
Uncontrolled search path in some software installer for some VTune(TM) Profiler software and Intel(R) oneAPI Base Toolkits before version 2025.0. within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active 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-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20106?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-20106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h262-6rwr-phf2.