Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Intel Server Board D50DNP and Intel Server Board M50FCP UEFI - CVE-2025-20082

 

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Intel Server Board D50DNP and Intel Server Board M50FCP UEFI - CVE-2025-20082

Published: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109163
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20082
CWE-ID: CWE-367
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Server Board D50DNP
Intel Server Board M50FCP UEFI

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the UEFI firmware SmiVariable driver. A local administrator can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-20082

Install updates from vendor's website.

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