CVE-2025-22885 Privilege escalation in TDX Module may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
A local privileged attacker can exploit improper buffer restrictions in Intel TDX Module firmware to escalate privileges and read sensitive data.
- 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-2025-22885?
CVE-2025-22885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TDX Module may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts., published on 10 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware for the TDX Module may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22885?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22885?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22885 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22885 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frvm-h4ch-rwjr.