CVE-2025-24305 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors
A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges via insufficient control flow management in Intel Xeon ACTM firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-24305?
CVE-2025-24305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors, 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
Insufficient control flow management in the Alias Checking Trusted Module (ACTM) firmware for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-691
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24305?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24305?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-24305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-24305, BELL-CVE-2025-24305, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-24305, GHSA-57rw-frgg-c6r3, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24305.